Hi team, it is our desire that you live a long life filled with vitality. This is why we bring to you these health tips. Inflammation isn't the root of all disease but it does play a role in a number of conditions. For example there is such a condition called an inflammatory cancer. This doesn't mean all cancer comes from inflammation but that inflammation can cause a certain type of cancer. Not all heart disease is caused by inflammation but inflammation can cause a certain type of heart disease. Inflammation can complicate other conditions caused by something else. The best way to deal with inflammation is to approach it from a wide perspective. Some medical professionals believe that consuming too much sugar can cause inflammation. Carrying too much fat can cause inflammation. Eating too much saturated or trans fats can increase inflammation. Reducing things that cause inflammation and consuming vegetables and fruits along with nutritional products is part of the picture. Drinking eight glasses of water each day is part of the answer. When you dehydrate you cause DNA damage. It is best to consume nutritional products that reduce the group of cytokines that cause inflammation not just single one or two cytokines out. Your health effects or will effect most every area of your life. It is worth the extra effort to avoid pain and suffering later. Be blessed. Angelia
Chronic inflammation is also involved in diseases as diverse as atherosclerosis, cancer, heart valve dysfunction, obesity, diabetes, congestive heart failure, digestive system diseases, and Alzheimer's disease (Brouqui et al. 1994; Devaux et al. 1997; De Keyser et al. 1998). In aged people with multiple degenerative diseases, the inflammatory marker, C-reactive protein, is often sharply elevated, indicating the presence of an underlying inflammatory disorder (Invitti 2002; Lee et al. 2002; Santoro et al. 2002; Sitzer et al. 2002). When a cytokine blood profile is conducted on people in a weakened condition, an excess level of one or more of the inflammatory cytokines, e.g., TNF-a, IL-6, IL-1(b), or IL-8, is usually found (Santoro et al. 2002).
In a study published in the July 18, 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group from the famous Women's Health Study was evaluated to ascertain what risk factors could predict future development of Type II diabetes (Pradhan et al. 2001). The findings showed that baseline levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly higher among those who subsequently developed diabetes compared to those who did not.
When comparing the highest versus lowest quartile, women with the higher IL-6 levels were 7.5 times more likely to develop diabetes while those in the higher C-reactive protein ranges were 15.7 times more likely to become diabetic. After adjusting for all other known risk factors, women with the highest IL-6 levels were 2.3 times at greater risk, while those with the highest C-reactive protein levels were 4.2 times more likely to become diabetic. It should be noted that these other diabetic risk factors (such as obesity, estrogen replacement therapy and smoking) all sharply increase inflammatory markers in the blood.
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