Inflammation is the common denominator in most degenerative diseases; it’s the thing diseases seemingly as unrelated as cancer and autoimmunity have in common. So anti-inflammatory foods and supplements can be good preventive medicine for all of you! Of course, not all inflammation is bad. Inflammation is a natural and healthy process. For example, after cutting your finger your body swoops to the rescue beginning a specialized, inflammatory process that quickly neutralizes harmful microorganisms, repairs the wound, and cleans up the debris. But when inflammation becomes chronic the surging free radicals overwhelm your system, and create DNA damage resulting in a host of health problems.

So how to reduce chronic inflammation? First, get plenty of uninterrupted sleep each evening since sleep deprivation spikes inflammation. Second, (read more...)