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Why inflammation matters, and what we can do to fight it

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The Role of Lifestyle Triggers in Chronic Inflammation

We have evolved in a very particular environment. Any species that you move to a new environment by definition will develop inflammation, and that's exactly the case of humans as well. The mechanisms that we have to cope with inflammation are not in place because of this sustained chronic social stress. We can talk about plasticizers that are leaching from plastics, pesticides, jet lag,. lack of a good quality sleep that restricts your chronobiology.

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