Specialists warn that chronic inflammation increases the risk of heart and vascular diseases, as well as neurodegenerative processes, hormonal and other disorders.
In an interview with doctors, nutritionist Olga Ilyicheva and nutritionist Kristina Sheremetyeva, recommendations were made on what helps protect the body from inflammation.
“Inflammation is a normal protective reaction of the body in response to damage or exposure to bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances. However, normally, inflammation is a short process that ends with the restoration of the body,” nutritionist Ilyicheva noted.
The doctor explained: for example, a person accidentally gets injured. Swelling, pain occurs on the damaged area, its mobility is limited, but, after a while, adverse and uncomfortable symptoms disappear, the body returns functionality. This is how “normal” inflammation manifests itself.
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“If the impact of negative factors is constant and weak, a full-fledged immune response does not develop, then chronic inflammation occurs,” Ilyicheva and Sheremetyeva reported.
According to experts, chronic inflammation is a person can suffer for a lifetime, it negatively affects the functions of the immune system, weakens health, increases susceptibility to various kinds of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer.
Speaking of what helps protect the body from inflammation, doctors called the main defenders in this regard, foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants – fatty fish, sauerkraut, cod liver. Rosemary and thyme are also very useful – they protect blood vessels from destruction caused by sugar, which experts consider one of the key provocateurs of inflammation. that a lack of foods with potassium can cause hypertension.