Inflammation is often the underlying cause of many common diseases - be it IBS Irritable Syndrome, Arthritis or such similar conditions as Gout.
It can be called inflammation.
It can be called simple living or aging.
In the end it's all the same - inflammation, damage to your body and the resulting health problems and concerns.
In the end a lot of the damages that result from inflammation - and the cascades and cycles of inflammation that result can well lead to the results and damages to our bodies.
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As a direct result of "inflammation" it can be said to these are the result from damage what are termed "free radicals".
Inflammation to begin with, all by itself, creates these damaging free radicals.
The cycle feeds on itself, more begets more.
The initial inflammation creates free radicals which cycle and cause more free radicals which then cascades into even more damaging amounts of these free radicals.
Its one giant wildfire of sorts.
A brush fire of free radicals on the loose, raging and roaring and creating all types of damaging and indeed dangerous health effects and results.
What kinds of diseases and disease states can be said to be caused by and the result of free radicals? It appears that free radial damage to our bodies is associated with a host of degenerative conditions which can and does include the full range of what might be considered all too common diseases in our modern societies.
Count in heart diseases, cancer, periodontal gum disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases including constipation and IBS - irritable gut disease.
The beauty of irritable gut disease is that it is usually a "disease of exclusion".
That means no one knows what is causing the pains that you are experiencing in your gut.
You are essence being told that no one knows what is causing your gut pain , it cannot be anything serious as nothing serious has been found ( at least not yet).
You may be told to "live with" your problems of irritable bowel syndrome (often referred to as I.
B.
S.
).
You may be told by your doctor or gastroenterologist that you have a "sensitive stomach", which is a most prevalent malady.
It may even be suspected that you are a hypochondriac who is imagining her or his symptoms and the best treatment for you may go to group psychological counseling where you may find that you are indeed one of many sufferers of various diseases who are shunted away for group psychological counseling for these types of diseases and ailments.
Free radicals in your body can cause damage to tissues causing spasm and inflammation even before doing damage to your health and body.
When damage is done and the free radicals are still around halting can take a great among of time, if ever.
Luckily there are a host of treatments and therapies when it comes to offsetting and halting these free radicals and their damaging effects.
First simple foods and beverages that contain bioflavonoid are of great help.
Look to grapes - grape skins and grape skin as well as natural source green teas for help.
Next what you may seen on TV ads as "Glucosamine" being a useful agent for people with arthritis may also be of great help to you as a supplement.
Lastly a diet which contains healthy amounts of antioxidants in the form of the anthracene compounds found in dark berries will go a long way to increasing the amount of anti-oxidants in your dietary intake.
Look to berries with dark coloration.
Berries such as blueberries, sour cherries, raspberries and cranberries are all in this grouping.
If it can be described how the anthracene containing berries help out is that the anti-oxidant compounds guard against and block cellular damage from the free radicals.
It can be said in the end that an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure.
Prevention of the raging fires of inflammation from the actions of free radicals roaming in your body can go a long way to promoting your personal health.