What is Chronic Inflammation and How Can I Prevent It?
November 9th, 2009
Ever had a paper cut? Ouch! So tiny, yet so red and painful! That redness and pain is a result of acute inflammation. A simple little cut in our skin causes our body’s immune system to activate a variety of cells that destroy bacteria, form blood clots, and renew the skin so that our wound heals with a tiny little scar. [...]
What is Oxidative Stress?
November 1st, 2009
Oxidative stress! Free Radicals! Antioxidants!………These are words that we increasingly hear or read, but what do they mean??? What do they have to do with our health as we age? I know that Oxidative Stress in NOT good, Free Radicals are NOT hippies, and Antioxidants prevent diseases! After that, it gets a bit confusing, so [...]










