It’s not something you can see or feel, yet it can quietly simmer inside your body for years.
When it does eventually appear, you probably won’t make the connection between this insidious condition and the diagnoses of heart disease, diabetes or cancer.
The “it” is inflammation, the body’s natural response against injury and infection.
When the inflammatory response functions as it should, it helps to heal. But if it gets out of control, it can wreak widespread havoc on your health.
Health expert Cheryl Myers joins Dr. Jeff to discuss the many ways low-level inflammation can undermine good health and the easy things you can do to keep this invisible threat in check.
Is Inflammation Making You Sick?
Inflammation is not something you can see or feel, yet it can quietly simmer inside your body for years.
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 1
- Audio File: talk_healthy/1639tt2b.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Cheryl Myers, RN, BA
- Guest Website: EuroPharma, Inc.
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Guest Bio:
Cheryl Myers is an author, practitioner, and an expert on integrative health and natural medicine. She is a nationally-recognized speaker who has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Prevention Magazine. Her many articles have been published in such diverse journals as Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Nutrition in Complementary Care, and her research on botanicals has been presented at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society. She is a well-known advocate for bridging the worlds of mainstream and natural medicine. A graduate of Purdue University, Ms. Myers has been clinically certified in oncology and gerontology, has an additional degree in psychology focusing on physiological brain function, and is the head of Scientific Affairs and Education for EuroPharma, Inc.
- Length (mins): 26:56
- Waiver Received: No
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