inflammation

Image of a person suffering from a cardiac illness.getty All organs in the body rely on the blood and oxygen circulated by the heart. If the muscles of the heart weaken or stiffen too much, the heart—although still beating—can no longer…

By Keith Roach, M.D. on Mar 21, 2023 DEAR DR. ROACH: I am looking for some clarification on cystitis glandularis. My 53-year-old son was recently diagnosed with this condition. He has been experiencing urinary frequency/urgency for…

Goop Founder Gwyneth Paltrow said on an Instagram story, “For over two years now to deal with some ... chronic stuff, and I have long Covid.” (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Goop)Getty Images for Goop A number of folks had a bone…

The issue of infertility is remarkably prevalent where up to 186 million individuals are impacted globally; 27.5 million are in India alone as quoted by Inito and in many circumstances, whether in a woman, a man or both spouses, a…

It’s all too common to go into defense mode only when we start to feel unwell—not to mention understandable. That being said, there are so many proactive things we can do to support our health…

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco. The pilot study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, is…

Dietitians explain what makes this delicious spice so great.If you regularly experience brain fog, chronic aches and pains, hormone imbalances, digestive distress, skin issues or have an autoimmune disease, establishing daily habits that…

Plus, easy ways to incorporate it into your diet.While inflammation isn’t inherently bad and plays an important role as part of the body’s natural defense system, high levels of chronic inflammation can cause all sorts of health woes.…

By Michael Roizen, M.D. on Mar 6, 2023 It's obvious how much destruction is done by the flames that lay waste to forests and homes in California's all-too-frequent wildfires. But it's harder to see what chronic inflammation does in…

So you know the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet, and may even know that inflammation is the way your body reacts to foreign invaders. Chronic inflammation can be caused by everything from stress to pesticides to air pollution, and…