Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 The Omegas & Inflammation Inflammation is a normal response of the body to injury and infection and a major component of healing. The redness, warmth, swelling, and pain that characterize inflammatory reactions are all evidence that the immune, circulatory, and hormonal systems are actively working to boost the efficiency of the body's defenses and speed the repair of damaged tissue. Inflammation creates illness when it continues beyond its normal limits or serves no purpose. It is often an unwelcome feature of autoimmunity, for example, and a major component of musculo-skeletal disease. Medical doctors treat inflammation with anti-inflammatory drugs, which can injure the stomach, and with corticosteroids, which can suppress the immune system. There are natural alternatives. Inflammation is regulated by a group of hormones called prostaglandins. Some prostaglandins intensify the inflammatory response while others reduce it. Aspirin, ibuprofen, and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs work on the prostaglandin system. You can also affect this system by diet, specifically by the kinds of fats you do and don't eat, since the body makes prostaglandins from fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids tend to decrease inflammation while omega-6 fats and trans-fats increase inflammation. Botanical treatments for decreasing inflammation also include curcumin. www.drweil.comwww.udoerasmus.comwww.spectrumnaturals.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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