I see lots of foods listed as anti inflammatory but what exactly is inflamed? Are human bodies regularly inflamed? I’m just worried that it’s a pseudoscientific term.
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Inflammation is a response to injury or infection. it’s usually good, because it helps you heal, but too much can be dangerous.
1. Blood vessels dilate (get wider). this increases blood flow, because you need a good blood supply to heal a wound. It also allows white blood cells to easily move into the injured or infected area. this is why the area around the wound gets hot and red.
2. The white blood cells fight the infection, and help remove damaged cells. They are the clean up crew. they produce lots of chemical signals to communicate with each other so they can all work together in an organized way.
3. The chemical signals tell your nerves to send pain and itch signals to your brain. this causes you to protect the wounded area.
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