Inflammation: Understanding when it helps and when it harms
By
Mike Gleeson
Summary
This article challenges the common negative portrayal of inflammation, explaining that it is an essential and tightly regulated immune response that evolved to protect against infection and promote healing. The key issue is not inflammation itself, but when this biological mechanism becomes dysregulated and persistent, turning from beneficial to harmful. The piece explores the dual nature of inflammation — when it helps versus when it harms — providing a nuanced understanding of this biological process.
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· 3 pulledInflammation has long been portrayed as something inherently bad; a process that needs to be fought or suppressed.
Inflammation is a tightly regulated system that evolved to protect us from infection and promote healing.
The problem is not inflammation itself, but when this finely tuned biological mechanism becomes dysregulated and persistent.
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