What do a mattress, toothbrush, salmon, and sneakers have in common?
They may all be able to help you fight chronic inflammation—a persistent state of immune system activity that’s linked to several health problems and risks. The more healthy habits you have, the better chance you’ll have at limiting inflammation and disease risk.
Inflammation is the body’s natural way of keeping you healthy. If you get injured or become infected by a microbe, your body sends out cells to attack, isolate, and repair. But sometimes lifestyle habits keep the immune response going, and it can impair healthy tissue….