BAD HABITS THAT PROMOTE INFLAMMATION
In addition to adopting an Anti-Inflammatory Diet, you can also make healthy lifestyle changes that work against inflammation.
The connection between the inflammatory process and the development of chronic diseases has been documented many times over. Eating natural anti-inflammatory foods is one side of the equation in reducing inflammation. Still, you also need to reduce factors that are causing the inflammatory process in the first place.
Most causes of chronic low-level inflammation are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices. When many people think of an unhealthy lifestyle an image comes to mind of someone sitting in front of the television drinking beer and eating boxes of doughnuts, but even little things that we do add up.
Some of the more subtle causes of the inflammatory process that we may miss include:
Poor Diet
Stress
Food Allergies
Lack of Exercise
Smoking
Obesity
Alcohol
Chronic Stress
In response to poor lifestyle habits, the body can force the immune system into a state of constant activity. This directly leads to chronic, unresolved inflammation and increased vulnerability for chronic disease such as Alzheimer’s.
In summary, Inflammation can be caused by lifestyle choices, including smoking, eating a poor diet, and foregoing regular exercise. In addition, referring back to the cyclical nature of inflammation and body processes, poor lifestyle habits can lead to stress, which leads to weight gain then to inflammation, which leads to weight gain then to inflammation.