Inflammation is a natural response of the body designed to prevent infection and repair damage. Swelling, redness, warmth and pain are all hallmarks of inflammation. Your body recognizes foreign invaders and fights to defend itself. This kind of inflammation is short term and beneficial. But inflammation becomes a problem if it becomes chronic. With chronic inflammation the body keeps fighting and gets stuck in the "fight mode". The chemicals released wind up damaging or killing the body's own cells. Instead of protecting the body, the inflammatory process starts to destroy it. Chronic
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