The Underlying Issue of Disease

When we look at disease and illness we describe how we feel. We state the obvious and only address the symptoms. When addressing just the symptoms the actual cause of the issue still continues its devious acts to take our bodies down!
I will be unveiling the true culprit that underlies disease and illness, how to suppress it naturally, and to keep it from ruining the rest of your life.
So, what is the culprit anyway? It is Inflammation!
What is inflammation?
Inflammation is the body's initial response to irritation, tissue damage or infection. Symptoms of inflammation is heat,which is caused by increased cellular activity and oxidation at site of damage, swelling, which is dilation of the capillary pores allowing the fluid and protein to move into tissue space that increases quantities; this also allows white blood cells into the area, redness,which is increased blood flow to the area and pain, this is when the tissue swells and puts pressure on nerves and lack of oxygen to tissues.
Ever go to the doctor and get diagnosed with an "itis"? What is an "itis"? Most common ones are arthritis, bronchitis, appendicitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, tonsilitis...etc. Inflammation is also involved in heart disease, autoimmune disorders, aging, cancer, allergies, and much more!
Now inflammation can be healthy! It shows us that our body is fighting infections, repairing, and processing toxins. We just stop it from letting it cleanse itself!
The initial phase of acute inflammation begins with tissue damage. Normally caused by bacterial or microbial toxins, heat or radiation, trauma, allergens, etc. When the tissue is damaged this causes the release of histamine, which is followed by a release of bradykinin, serotonin and other chemicals. When these specific chemicals are released they dilate capillary pores and initiate inflammation.
Next, Eicosanoids, these increase permeability of blood vessels to create more swelling, are released to open the blood vessels so white blood cells can get to the damaged area. Histamine and leukotrienes cause bronchial constriction and increased mucus production this helps to flush the irritants out of the mucus membranes!
The third phase of inflammation is that more eicosonoids signal blood cells. White blood cells use free radicals to destroy microbes. Unfortunately, through this process it can damage healthy cells. This is why Antioxidants are extremely important to use daily. Antioxidants help protect healthy cells from immune damage.
Now the best phase of inflammation is the HEALING PHASE. Yes, if we stop trying to control our body and become obstacles we do not heal. When we let things be and support our body it heals itself. Now, cortisol is secreted to shut down eicosanoid production and mediate the inflammatory response. Macrophages clean up the debris and regeneration begins!
Inflammation is very common these days. Some ways that we provoke it would be where we live, our stress levels, processed foods, and unhealthy water. When we take most of these away (which usually we cannot help the pollution within our environment, can always begin helping) inflammation is less likely to harm us.
Some ways to keep inflammation away is making sure our detoxifying organs are up to par. One being the Lymphatic System.
There are even lymphatic drainage massages. Ways to keep pain down are through bodywork, deep breathing, stretching, yoga, energy healing work, etc.
Dealing with chronic inflammation may be a bit more difficult. Reason why you want to catch inflammation in its beginning stages. There are four stages of disease. Acute(irritation), Subacute inflammation(congestion and stagnation), Chronic Inflammation(low grade inflammation) and tissue depression, Degeneration and tissue breakdown!
Some possible symptoms of chronic inflammation would be: excess weight, brittle fingernails, limp hair, sleepiness, constipation, fatigue, groggy upon waking, constant hunger, carb cravings, lack of mental concentration, dark red tongue, aches and pains, dry skin, and gum disease.
Going back to having "guts" to being healthy, the intestinal system is your first line of immune defense! Drinking a high quality Aloe Vera Juice will help soothe the intestinal system!
The Liver is the second line of immune defense. The liver detoxes and does 500+ different tasks daily! We do not help it out to much by drinking alcohol, caffeine, processed, enriched, fortified foods and consume water that isn't even healthy! The liver is also the organ to help metabolize. Clean out and support the liver your weight issues may just disappear.
The glands are the third line of defense. Cortisol is produced by the adrenals, this is an inflammatory mediator. Adrenal exhaustion is very common within our country due to always being within the sympathetic mode, or fight or flight. This causes burn out and more inflammation. Excessive amounts of cortisol production increases fat deposition and insulin resistance. We have many diabetics and the numbers are rising. Reduce cortisol production by doing healing, stress relieving exercises and heal your life.
Omega-3's help reduce inflammation. Our diet provides omega-6's so we just need to have a perfect balance between the two to utilize them. Hawthorn, Co-Q10, Mega Chel and Vitamin E are also used for cardiovascular inflammation. Which, our number one killer in America is still heart disease!
To recap being able to feel an ache and pain is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. When you acknowledge this and go to a health care provider who is open minded you may be able to nip inflammation in the bud before it grows into something more severe!