Comments on: What’s All This Talk About Inflammation? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Nightshades http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-88521 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Nightshades Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:44:55 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-88521 [...] cause muscle shaking, paralysis and respiratory difficulty. They have also been associated with inflammation, particularly in the joints. Finally, some nightshade foods like eggplant and tomato contain trace [...] [...] cause muscle shaking, paralysis and respiratory difficulty. They have also been associated with inflammation, particularly in the joints. Finally, some nightshade foods like eggplant and tomato contain trace [...]

]]> By: Deborah http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-30428 Deborah Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:30:57 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-30428 There has been much recent research into the overall effects of inflammation in our bodies. Your article hits it right on the head! Some people have been getting good results in the use of the mangosteen to combat inflammation. It contains Xanthones, a phytonutrient that helps ease inflammation and some of its side effects. It is an amazing discovery worth looking into! There has been much recent research into the overall effects of inflammation in our bodies. Your article hits it right on the head! Some people have been getting good results in the use of the mangosteen to combat inflammation. It contains Xanthones, a phytonutrient that helps ease inflammation and some of its side effects. It is an amazing discovery worth looking into!

]]> By: hugh http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29276 hugh Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:42:37 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29276 I certainly suffer from this sort of chronic inflammation as I suffer from fairly severe Crohn's disease. Late last summer I was feeling well, and I decided that I would try to remove refined carbohydrates from my diet and try live off of vegetables and proteins as much as possible. It was absolutely disastrous. Within a month I was in hospital for several weeks and suffering from the worst flare-up in my 12 year history with the disease, they told me they were going to have to remove 5-6 feet of my intestine just so I could eat again! I don't know if I removed the refined carbos from my diet too quickly or what precisely caused the flare-up, but it coincided exactly with the change in my diet. I very much believe in the science as it is presented on this blog. We certainly do eat too many processed foods, but I cannot stress enough that changes in diet must be done incrementally and observations taken carefully for those with noticeable inflammation or auto-immune disorders or the results could be catastrophic. I certainly suffer from this sort of chronic inflammation as I suffer from fairly severe Crohn’s disease. Late last summer I was feeling well, and I decided that I would try to remove refined carbohydrates from my diet and try live off of vegetables and proteins as much as possible. It was absolutely disastrous. Within a month I was in hospital for several weeks and suffering from the worst flare-up in my 12 year history with the disease, they told me they were going to have to remove 5-6 feet of my intestine just so I could eat again!
I don’t know if I removed the refined carbos from my diet too quickly or what precisely caused the flare-up, but it coincided exactly with the change in my diet. I very much believe in the science as it is presented on this blog. We certainly do eat too many processed foods, but I cannot stress enough that changes in diet must be done incrementally and observations taken carefully for those with noticeable inflammation or auto-immune disorders or the results could be catastrophic.

]]> By: Karen http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29227 Karen Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:04:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29227 If total cholesterol is good, HDL is high and triglyceridies are low, is it pretty safe to assume that you don't have inflammation issues even without a C-reactive protein test? If total cholesterol is good, HDL is high and triglyceridies are low, is it pretty safe to assume that you don’t have inflammation issues even without a C-reactive protein test?

]]> By: missbossy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29064 missbossy Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:01:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/inflammation/#comment-29064 I'm familiar with that image of puffy feet... I used to see something very similar at the end of my own legs. Is this the result of inflammation? Sitting in the heat seemed to trigger it. Likewise my hands would become puffy little sausages after a long walk in a tropical forest. I assumed it was a circulation issue but it's true I haven't noticed the problem since I cut out wheat and simple carbs. This retroactive observation is probably a serious case of selective sampling... but it is an intriguing theory. Thanks. I’m familiar with that image of puffy feet… I used to see something very similar at the end of my own legs.

Is this the result of inflammation? Sitting in the heat seemed to trigger it. Likewise my hands would become puffy little sausages after a long walk in a tropical forest.

I assumed it was a circulation issue but it’s true I haven’t noticed the problem since I cut out wheat and simple carbs.

This retroactive observation is probably a serious case of selective sampling… but it is an intriguing theory. Thanks.

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