As you know, the focus of this blog is bringing about health, fitness, fashion, and inspiration awareness for women of a certain age. Women who are in a certain place–their children are grown, their careers are still in full bloom, their children are done with furthering their higher education, perhaps not yet grandparents and now, have the time to focus on opportunities to continue to be productive personally and professionally.
So, today, the health awareness focus is on inflammation in the body. There is a new kid on the block for testing, screening for inflammation in the body.
Here’s what you need to know about inflammation: Inflammation is a normal and beneficial process that occurs when white blood cells and chemicals in the body join up to protect you from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. So, some level of inflammation is good and required for health. Excess inflammation can cause irritation to the tissues which translates into pain, swelling and redness so often seen in people suffering from osteoarthritis.
However, the inflammatory response often gets out of control. How?