Today we’re going to talk about something that sits at the root of almost every chronic disease we see today.

It’s called chronic inflammation.

Now when most people hear the word inflammation, they think of something obvious — maybe a swollen ankle, a red rash, or a painful joint. Actually, that type of inflammation is actually a good thing. It may hurt but It’s your body’s emergency response system.

If you cut your finger, your immune system rushes in to stop infection and repair tissue. You get redness, swelling, heat — and then healing. That’s called acute inflammation, and it’s just a beautiful example of how well the body is designed. But today we’re not dealing with just short-term inflammation anymore. We’re living in what we in functional health call the inflammation epidemic — a situation where millions of people are walking around with low-grade fire of chronic inflammation simmering inside their bodies every single day.