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Chronic Inflammation – The Silent Killer of Men in 'The New Prime', Craig Cooper, April 4, 2015

Excerpts:
"Chronic inflammation is another matter. It’s like a runaway train, fueled by the cytokines that are continuously spilled out into the body’s circulation and causing inflammation of the tissues. Your immune system wants to put on the brakes and stop the cell and tissue damage and progression toward disease.

Stomping on those brakes however becomes more and more difficult as time goes on because the body gets tired. The cells sent by the immune system to fix the damage just can’t keep up with the demands. In addition, the aging process adds more fuel to the runaway train because as cells age, they become less efficient at repairing any injury but more likely to send out pro-inflammatory chemicals.

Therefore, as the train speeds along, it can cause an accumulation of damaged blood vessels, a buildup of fat (triggered by the secretion of adipokines, hormones that cause fat storage), plaque in your arteries and brain, excess body weight, and other injuries, all associated with chronic inflammation.

Consequences of chronic inflammation
Chronic low-level inflammation is like an insidious villain, running rampant throughout the body yet often without causing any symptoms until things get serious. In fact, left untreated, chronic inflammation can result in a wide range of serious health problems.

Cancer (e.g., colorectal, lung, lymphoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate)
Heart disease and stroke
Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment
Nephritis and chronic kidney disease
Chronic lower respiratory disease
Osteoporosis
Age-related macular degeneration
Depression
Rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory bowel disease
Pancreatitis
Diabetes
Asthma
There are also a host of inflammation related disorders and diseases that come under the suffix of “…itis” – meaning “a disease characterized by inflammation”. I had three of them when I was young – pericarditis (heart inflammation), osteomyelitis (bone inflammation), and encephalitis (brain inflammation). A triple whammy between the ages of nine and eighteen years. Scary shit for a teenager. But it focused me on living a lifestyle of prevention and learning how to manage inflammation better."

"Causes of chronic inflammation
A variety of factors can cause chronic inflammation, a few of which you have no control over, but others are definitely ones you can take control of.
You are aging
You have bad genes
You don’t eat right.
You don’t exercise right
You are exposed to toxins
Your stress levels are high.
You smoke
Your sex hormone levels are low
You have periodontal disease
You have problems with sleep."

Article at:
http://thenewprime.com/blog/inflammation-the-silent-killer-of-men/