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Reduce Chronic Inflammation by Targeting NF-kB

Posted by Dan Hammer //

07/22/2019

One of the keys to preventing diseases is to reduce chronic inflammation. The healing process always involves some level of inflammation. And once the healing has been completed the inflammation goes away.

However, in today’s modern world there are foods and ingredients that are consumed daily that trigger chronic inflammation. This is a low-grade form of inflammation that continues to inflame cells and causes them to age prematurely.

This chronic inflammation also causes abnormal genetic responses that contribute to age-related disorders. In the last two years scientists have uncovered a key factor in chronic inflammation. It is a gene-regulating protein complex called:

Nuclear Factor kappa B or NF-kB

This NF-kB has been shown to be a primary initiator of inflammation. And inhibiting NF-kB can be used to reduce chronic inflammation. But before we talk about how to inhibit this gene-regulating protein, let’s look a list of age-related diseases that improve when NF-kB is kept in check:

Cancer Development
Heart Muscle Alterations
Poor Wound Healing
Arthritis
Asthma
Brain Cell Degradation
Insulin Resistance

A Brief Overview on Chronic Inflammation

To understand how to reduce chronic inflammation one needs to understand the inflammation process. Here is a brief overview: Read More →

L-Glutamine and Leaky Gut

Posted by Dan Hammer //

09/22/2018

Our topic of conversation in today’s blog post is l-glutamine and leaky gut. Can it help to repair a leaky gut? Is it a viable option for restoring the lining of your small intestine? And is there any research to demonstrate it’s ability to improve gut health?

As more and more research is being done on the Microbiome, scientist are coming to the conclusion that your gut is the foundation to your overall health and wellness.

And if it’s not the foundation, then it plays a significant factor in both good and bad health.

It’s estimated that our intestinal lining covers approximately 4,000 square feet of surface area. To help put this in perspective Serena Williams just competed in the finals of the US Open. The tennis court she played on is 2106 square feet.

This means that the surface area of your intestinal lining is approximately 2 tennis courts. Read More →

The Real Cause of Heart Disease

Posted by Dan Hammer //

09/01/2018

Currently there is a lot of confusing information about the real cause of heart disease. If you do a Google search for “the real cause of heart disease” you will find the following two culprits:

Dietary Saturated Fats
Cholesterol

And a lot of other potential players involved in this devastating disease like salt, stress, alcohol, high blood pressure, diabetes, a family history of heart disease, smoking, and triglycerides.

But are any of them the real cause of heart disease?

Take dietary saturated fats. This lead to a revamping of the American diet to consume less fat and more carbohydrates. With this change in diet there has been an epidemic increase in type 2 diabetes and an explosion in people being overweight and obese.

And heart disease is still the number one cause of death for both men and women worldwide.

Cholesterol also became the target. Statin drugs were introduced to address this cause of heart disease. Yet statistically 70 to 75% of Americans who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol levels.

Which bring us to the main question of this blog post. Read More →

Relief From Chronic Inflammation

Posted by Dan Hammer //

07/08/2018

Almost every lifestyle disease today is affected by chronic inflammation. Some researchers would say that if you can eliminate chronic inflammation, then you can significantly reduce all diseases.

If this is true, then the question is:

How Do You Get Relief From Chronic Inflammation?

And more importantly:

How Do You Prevent Chronic Inflammation?

To understand the answer to both the “relief of” and “prevention of” chronic inflammation you need to understand the eicosanoid pathway.

Just as there is an endothelial pathway for the creation of nitric oxide for improved cardiovascular health. There is also an eisocanoid pathway that significantly influences inflammation in your body.

Chronic Inflammation – The Eicosanoid Pathway

A Natural Treatment for Osteoarthritis

Posted by Dan Hammer //

05/22/2018

Finally there looks to be an effective and natural treatment for osteoarthritis. It’s estimated that 27 million Americans or 12% of the adult population has some degree of osteoarthritis. And for those who are over the age of 60, you most likely have some degree of this disease, although the severity can vary.

If you have osteoarthritis, then it effects joint mobility, which induces varies degrees of pain while diminishing the quality of your life.

And the unfortunate reality of current drugs is that they’re primarily aimed at pain relief. Not addressing the root cause, which for most is loss of joint cartilage leading to inflammation and bone loss. Additionally, these drugs are only about 50% effective in addressing pain symptoms.

However, there is a new study from the scientists at Central Michigan University that shows how two botanical extracts can be a natural treatment for osteoarthritis. There are:

Cutch Tree Extract (Acacia catechu)

White Mulberry Extract (Morus alba)

We’ll examine their study in more detail below. But a quick overview shows that these plant extracts reduce cartilage damage while suppressing pain and inflammation. Read More →

Foods That Trigger Pain and Inflammation

Posted by Dan Hammer //

02/01/2018

According to The Journal of Pain, 31 percent of adult Americans have chronic pain. Foods That Trigger Pain

Could it be caused by foods that trigger pain and inflammation?

Well according to a 2017 study found in PubMed almost 25% of those who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis found that their diet impacted the severity of their pain symptoms.

And it’s all tied to inflammation.

Foods that cause inflammation are foods that trigger pain.

In fact, foods that cause inflammation have a profound effect upon the health of Americans since 70% of all deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. And all of these diseases share a common link:

Inflammation! Read More →

What Causes Heart Disease

Posted by Dan Hammer //

11/08/2017

Today we’re going to answer the question – what causes heart disease? If you talk to most doctors the answer will be cholesterol. To combat this the pharmaceutical industry created a drug to dramatically lower a person’s cholesterol levels. This drug, and all its variations, are called statins.

In my last post we looked at cholesterol and statin drugs. We examined both the positives and negatives of this pharmaceutical drug.

And because cholesterol is the enemy, the medical community has also recommended a diet that severely restricts the intake of fat. This combination of a low fat diet with statin drugs was suppose to address the cause of heart disease.

Yet cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer of men and women worldwide.

And while total number of deaths due to cardiovascular concerns have decrease over the last 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in diabetes and obesity. Which is causing an increase in the number of deaths due to heart disease.

Well, we now know why. Read More →