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The Cure for Everything
Dear reader, welcome to newsletter #6 from All about the Food.
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The original working title of my book, It’s All About the Food was “America on Fire”. I picked that title because chronic inflammation is at the core of ill health and my book is how to prevent/make inflammation go away. You know, inflammation equals fire. Clever, right? Apparently not. At least my publisher did not see it that way. I think he was imagining fire engines and firemen. We settled on It’s All About the Food.
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So what's my point? In the last AARP magazine there is a special report cover story entitled The Cure for Everything. The premise of this article is pretty simple – inflammation is at the core of everything having to do with health. In other words, America on fire.The article is a beautifully developed, understandable, and absolutely on target.
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I quote from the first paragraph. "It hardly sounds serious at all. An inconvenience perhaps, like maybe a mild fever or a creaky joint. In the lexicon of aging and disease, there are far more worrisome words: cancer, heart disease, dementia, diabetes. But researchers have suspected for years that all of these health issues, and more, have at their heart one common trigger: low grade inflammation."
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The elements of the article are formulated as questions a person might ask.
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- What is inflammation?
- Why is chronic low grade inflammation a problem?
- How can something so natural in our bodies (inflammation) be so toxic to our health?
- Does getting older increase inflammation?
- So what makes chronic inflammation happen?
- There are “pro-inflammatory” foods?
- How do I know if I have chronic inflammation?
- Did you say that my being overweight is causing inflammation?
- Is there a connection between stress and inflammation?
- Sounds like I should be asking my doctor to test me for inflammation.
- How about I just take anti-inflammatories like Ibuprofen?
- I assume that (reducing inflammation) would be lifestyle changes?
- I already eat my veggies.
- What else should I eat?
- Is the vegetarian diet the answer?
- I’m not much of an exerciser. How problematic is that?
- But exercise to me is unpleasant and uncomfortable. (I love the first line of the writer’s response – “So is heart surgery.”)
- If I’m going to be sore, doesn’t it mean my muscle and joints have more inflammation?
- You make it sound like wholesale lifestyle changes are easy. They’re not, you know.
The writer, Mike Zimmerman, is a man after my own heart. There is a good chance this article will cause you to think about your life style and diet. If so, my book and website will give you a lot of guidance. As an example, this recent website post, How Soon Would You Like that to Happen is specific to cardiovascular issues.
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As always, if you have questions, comments, or just want to talk more about this please reply to this email. I promise to respond.
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