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2. What Is Inflammation?
Inflammation:Inflammation refers to your
body’s process of fighting against invaders that
harm, such as infections, injuries, and toxins, in
an attempt to heal itself. When cells are
damaged, the body releases chemicals that
trigger a response from your immune system.
Acute inflammation is a necessity for healing,
and typically lasts hours to days.
Chronic Inflammation: The inflammation lingers. The body in a constant state of alert. Over time,
chronic inflammation has a negative impact on tissues and organs, and research accepts this leads to our
chronic illnesses
3. Oxidative Stress- The Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging
What is Oxidative Stress?
There are 3 major theories on aging, one of which is
the OS theory of aging. Our body has built in
mechanisms to produce our own antioxidant
system, which weakens with age, unless we activate
that system
5. Sources of Oxidative Stress
How Oxidative Stress Breaks us Down
Endogenous: OS is a normal by-product of cellular functions, production of ATP
However,
Our bodies cannot manage OS load any more, as there are a number of
Exogenous sources of OS: smoke, alcohol, radiation, poor food choices,
over-exercise, lack of physical activity, adiposity, certain medications, chemicals,
pollutants, rancid oils, stress, Circadian Rhythm Dysregulation, infections,
poor functioning microbiome……….
Oxidative stress can also trigger the inflammatory
response, which, in turn, produces more free radicals that
can lead to further oxidative stress, creating a cycle
6. Inflamm-Aging
As we age, our natural
survival genes weaken.
It is up to us to re-
activate and lower
chronic inflammation.
7. The Raging Fire of Chronic Inflammation- Cytokine Storm
NIH: “A severe immune reaction in which the body releases too many cytokines into the blood too quickly.
Cytokines play an important role in normal immune responses, but having a large amount of them released in the
body all at once can be harmful or fatal. A cytokine storm can occur as a result of an infection, autoimmune
condition, or other disease. It may also occur after treatment with some types of immunotherapy. Signs and
symptoms include high fever, inflammation (redness and swelling), and severe fatigue and nausea. Sometimes, a
cytokine storm may be severe or life threatening and lead to multiple organ failure. Also called hypercytokinemia”
➾We need to Balance the body’s immune,
inflammatory response…control chronic
inflammation
8. Covid-19: The Inflammatory Response
Doctors and researchers are increasingly convinced that in at least some cases
of Covid-19, the body’s own immune system is overreacting to the virus with a
cytokine storm. The immune system has an extreme response that causes more
damage than the virus itself. Some doctors are now using powerful anti-
inflammatory drugs.
More research:
Bestincorporatehealth.com/covid-19-and-immunity-protect-ourselves
9. Diseases Associated with Chronic Inflammation
Chronic inflammation and those cytokine storms
are linked with more chronic diseases, and death as research deepens
• cancers
• heart disease
• IBD
• BPH (Prostate)
• diabetes
• depression
• Alzheimer’s
• Neurodegenerative
• cognitive
• inflammatory disorders
• autoimmune
• arthritis
• Parkinson’s
• chronic fatigue
• asthma
• dementia
• diseases of all organs
• ++++++++++++++++++
10. The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
Sometimes, the decisions we make for a “Healthy
lifestyle” can be to our detriment and actually
increase oxidative stress…..
learn the facts, not the pop!
11. Epigenetics: For Better or Worse
AKA: You really can’t blame Mama and Papa for everything…….
Epigenetics: Tags on our DNA – which dramatically influences the way our DNA function, for
better or for worse. This is where lifestyle exposures affect our gene expression, our health.
This explains why identical twins, born with the same genetic material, can age very
differently, based on their environment and lifestyle.
Epigenetic modifications remain as cells divide and can be inherited through the generations
Point to ponder…The role of epigenetics in our evolution as a species?
Epigenetics influences which genes are switched-on, or expressed, passing on the way the
genes are used.
Lifestyle modifies epigenetics; diet, obesity, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption,
environmental pollutants, EMF, psychological stress, shift work, chemicals in diet……
➨Choose to Use Epigenetics, for the Betterment of your Genetic Blueprint!
12. Contact Shira@BestInCorporateHealth.com
We have multiple ways to measure and manage chronic inflammation. Corporate Packages available
Our genes do NOT determine our destiny.
How chronic inflammation tampers with gene
function, determines our destiny.
“Aging hallmarks are symptoms of epigenetic
changes that occur over time, but the original
genetic code remains very much intact. If we
can reset the code, can we slow, stop or even
reverse aging? Yes” Dr. David Sinclair,
Harvard.
Take control of your destiny, by lowering chronic
inflammation.