How To Prevent Chronic Inflammation

How To Prevent Chronic Inflammation
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Inflammation has proven to be a major contributor to hundreds of health conditions, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, joint inflammation, thyroid conditions, and even dental health issues. Many people wonder how to prevent chronic inflammation. The specific omega-3 fatty acid compounds found in high quality sources of krill oil have recently demonstrated the ability to reduce and even prevent chronic inflammation, muscle pain, and minimize causes of inflammation when taken regularly.

What is Inflammation

Inflammation is actually a normal process by which the body uses white blood cells to defend against harmful bacteria, pathogens and other problematic substances. When the body detects an injury, white blood cells rush to the scene and release natural chemicals to protect the area from harm.

More frequently, and perhaps as a result of highly processed food, excess alcohol consumption, food allergies, pollution, an inflammation diet, or a lack of exercise, the body is increasing the amount of white blood cells released to unhealthy levels. Over time, inflammation continues to build in the body, making the body more susceptible to serious health issues, including allergies, arthritis, celiac disease, congestive heart disease, joint pain, diabetes eczema, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome.

How Krill Oil Prevents Chronic Inflammation and Reduces Disease

Krill, and more specifically krill from the ice cold water of the Antarctic, contain high levels ofnatural oil rich in omega-3s - including DHA and EPA. The krill also contain extremely high concentration of the powerful antioxidant astaxanthin, which further protects against the harmful effects of inflammation. Considering the high levels of omega-3, EPA, and DHA in krill oil, it is often recommended as a part of an anti inflammatory diet

While there are many sources of Omega-3, research is demonstrating that the chemical makeup of krill oil makes it naturally more absorbable in our bodies. Specifically, the compounds in krill oil, called resolvins and protectins, prevent inflammation from causing damage in several parts of the body.

In fact, it is estimated that women with high levels of Omega 3 have over a 40%lower risk of dying due to diseases caused by inflammation, including metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and kidney disease.

It is common for the best krill oil supplements to be recommended as inflammation treatment and to produce noticeable effects in as little as two weeks.

Recommended Krill Oil Doses To Prevent Chronic Inflammation

It is common for medical professionals to recommend various doses of krill oil and omega-3 to lessen the effects of inflammation in the body. However, leading experts from the American Heart Association and the World Health Association recommend taking at least 500 mg of omega 3 each day. Specifically, it is recommended that the majority of the 500 mgs come from a high quality source of EPA and DHA, like krill oil. High quality krill oil supplements will provide most of the recommended dose of Omega-3, EPA and DHA; the remainder come from anti inflammatory foods such as fish, eggs, anti inflammatory herbs, or other omega-3 sources.

About: MJ Healey is the founder of HealthNewsWires.com, launched to educate the community in the importance of health and wellness. Most recently, they released a video providing details about Three of the Best Foods for Inflammation.

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