Inflammation is a necessary part of healing, but you can have too much and it can go on for too long. And when that happens people get sick and people die. Science has proven that inflammation causes pain, arterial disease, heart disease, cancer, asthma, arthritis, and many other deadly and chronic diseases. There is a simple blood test to measure your inflammation. It’s called C-Reactive Protein (CRP). Lower is better. For example, studies show that people with CRP under 0.5 mg/L rarely have heart attacks. I would judge that knowing your CRP level and working on reducing it may be in general the most important marker of your future health. However, medical doctors don’t often routinely perform this test (although Dr. Oz too agrees that it may be the most important blood test you can have) because there is no drug for them to give you to treat high inflammation levels, other than aspirin (which has many side effects). The best way to reducing inflammation is to change your lifestyle, and how many medical doctors spend real time discussing how to do that?
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Dr. RickAfter writing an article per week for a year, I just kept going. These are most of my collection. They are written with my existing patients in mind, so some stuff may seem odd or unusual, but would make perfect sense to those who know chiropractic and who know me. Enjoy and share! For my personal blog visit: Archives
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