Summary: Struggling with chronic or auto-immune health issues? They are triggered by inflammation which can be reduced with simple diet and lifestyle changes according to Dr. Sunil Pai. In this podcast he shares his insights from his best seller book- An Inflammation Nation: The Definitive 10-step Guide to Preventing, Treating and Reversing All Diseases Through Diet, Lifestyle and the Use of Natural Anti-Inflammatories. He is internationally recognized expert in Integrative Medicine, a health activist/influencer and thought leader in the wellness industry. Dr. Pai is also the founder of House of Sanjevani Integrative Medicine Health & Lifestyle Center located in Albuquerque. Key Questions answered and highlights: -------------------------------------------------------- 01:56 1. What inspired you to write a book about inflammation? - There is a connection between Inflammation and Chronic Disease 02:39 2. Is inflammation the root cause of all disease? - It's a triggering mechanism to make disease worse - It triggers an inflammatory response - The root word Flam means Fire. In simpler terms, it is the "itis" at the end of your issue that indicates its inflammation. For example for someone who has red eyes due to allergy, we call it conjunctivitis. Arthritis is another example. -Look at the underlying triggering mechanism of your inflammation - Once you stop conventional medicine, patients will have their symptoms flaring again. 04:32 3. What is inflammation? - Inflammation is a set of biological, cellular and immunological responses that are not always bad. - There are hundreds of inflammatory response. - The inflammation is controlled by your immune system. - Your immune system is your military, airforce, marines of your body. They fight, fix and repair. - The goal is not to have too much inflammation and you don't want to have any inflammation. You have to have some. - Now, people are in a chronic state due to their diet, lifestyle and environment. - One of the misconceptions we have with the conventional approach is that we usually take medications that makes the patient's inflammation go to zero. - Although their symptoms will go down, it puts them at higher risk with cancer and other chronic disease. - You can't have none! Otherwise you will have infections. The key is to find what are those triggers in your diet, lifestyle and environment, which is covered in An Inflammation Nation For rest of the insights and takeaways from the show, click this link! >> https://www.healerpedia.com/podcasts/a-plant-based-diet-to-reverse-chronic-disease-with-dr-sunil-pai-536
