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.
Ian Sample talks to Dr David Furman, an expert on inflammation and ageing at Stanford University. He explains how chronic inflammation is affecting our health and how lifestyle choices can help us fight it. This episode has been updated from an earlier version which stated that dairy is a cause of inflammation. Current scientific evidence suggests dairy has a negligible to marginally positive impact on inflammation in humans.. Help support our independent journalism at
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