Pain is rampant in our society. To be more specific, inflammation is what is rampant — and a large aggravating factor behind most chronic cases of chronic pain.
Chronic inflammatory processes are linked to many well-known health conditions, many of which labeled as serious (i.e. Heart Disease, Cancer, etc.). We can all think of someone we know who suffering from pain and/or discomfort. In fact, there is a good chance you know someone suffering from a condition ending with the suffix ‘itis’ which by definition, literally means inflammation. Some common examples are; arthritis, gastritis, tendonitis, colitis, iritis, costochondritis, etc. There are also many other conditions that cause tremendous pain and suffering — fibromyalgia namely one. In fact, there are over 100 chronic conditions that are linked to chronic inflammation, many of which triggering pain receptors to fire.
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