Evidence is rapidly growing that chronic inflammation plays a large part in causing chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiac, neurologic, and gastroenterological disorders. Various diets, including vegetarian, low-fat, saturated fat, Paleo, vegan, lectin-free, and others are recommended to reduce inflammation. However, proponents of good health also suggest that in order to minimize the risk of these diseases and optimize one’s health, we must include exercise, stress modification, plenty of green vegetables, and smoking cessation in our lifestyle. Isn’t it interesting that the same lifestyle changes are beneficial for all the chronic diseases? I believe that if we understood the how and why of these recommendations, we would more readily use them, and these recommendations would become commandments rather than suggestions. This is why I wrote “Lymph and Longevity”—to explain how these recommendations help improve lymphatic flow by decreasing inflammation in all systems. I believe that when we understand a …