{"id":2205,"date":"2021-12-21T07:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2021-12-01T07:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T15:37:48","slug":"how-inflammation-affects-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/articles\/how-inflammation-affects-your-body\/","title":{"rendered":"How Inflammation Affects Your Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Week-3a-How-Inflammation-Affects-Your-Body-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How Inflammation Affects Your Body\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inflammation is like a check engine light for your body. It tells you that something isn&#8217;t quite right, and you should pay attention.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in discovering the cause of the problem is determining whether you have acute or chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>Acute inflammation is short-term and plays a critical role in healing and injury repair. Chronic inflammation on the other hand describes a condition where your immune system continues to produce white blood cells and chemicals even after the injury is gone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The combination of chronic inflammation and an excess of white blood cells can cause some problems<br \/>\nfor your immune system. In some cases, your immune system may even begin to target healthy cells and<br \/>\nstructures.<\/p>\n<p>If sustained over a long period of time, you may experience changes in your cells, tissues, and organs<br \/>\nthat can increase the likelihood of disease.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, one of the most significant challenges is that chronic inflammation can be invisible unless you<br \/>\nknow where to look.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the most common signs of chronic inflammation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insulin resistance. Insulin helps control the sugar level in your blood, and inflammation could<br \/>\naffect how well your insulin works.<\/li>\n<li>Muscle weakness. Chronic inflammation can cause your immune system to mistakenly attack<br \/>\nand inflame your muscles, which could make you weaker<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue. Fatigue is a sign of long-term inflammation and common in inflammatory diseases like<br \/>\nfibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BTHC-59-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"El Dorado Hills Chiropractor\" width=\"350\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been living with muscle weakness, fatigue, or other nagging pains, you may also be living with chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s often your daily habits that contribute to this state of chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>Know that our team specializes in helping you create a healthy lifestyle through daily habits that combat chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to take the first step towards better health by scheduling your next visit with us today so we<br \/>\ncan work together to help you feel and function at your best.<\/p>\n<p>Our doors are open, and we&#8217;re here to help!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The Back To Health Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bottom Line Inflammation is like a check engine light for your body. It tells you that something isn&#8217;t quite right, and you should pay attention. The first step in discovering the cause of the problem is determining whether you have acute or chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is short-term and plays a critical role in healing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backtohealthsac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}