Turns out, your stiff joints or weird bathroom habits could stem from inflammation.
What are the signs low-grade, chronic inflammation?
Here are nine sneaky signs that you may have inflammationplus, what to do about it.
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Joint pain may be one of the first signs of chronic inflammation resulting from a variety of things.
Try reducing keyinflammatory foodsfor some pain relief, and consider seeing a healthcare professional if it continues.
You Keep Forgetting Things
Feel like you’re more forgetful or can’t remember things as well?
It also appears that this decline starts in one’s middle-aged years.
Eat more of thesefoods to help keep your brain sharp.
You Don’t Feel Like Yourself
Don’t feel like yourself?
Low-grade inflammation causes changes in neurotransmitter activity and brain functioning, whichresearchsuggests makes the brain more susceptible to depression.
And, inflammation may also prevent anti-depressants from working as effectively in some individuals.
This means signs of depressionnew onset or changes in severityoften signal some level of inflammation.
You’ve Got Belly Fat
Are you shaped more like an apple or a pear?
Consider incorporating some of thesefoods to fight both inflammation and extra belly fat.
(Here’show to actually help boost your immunity and not get sick.)
You Get Hangry Frequently
That hangry, low-blood-sugar feeling stems typically from an intake of refined carbs and sugar.
Talk to your doctor to rule out any medical issues and eat more of theseanti-inflammatory foods for beautiful skin.
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