The Silent Killer: Inflammation And Chronic Disease with Dr. Shilpa Ravella

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gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia
University Medical Center. She is the author of A Silent Fire: The
Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease, which investigates
inflammation—the hidden force at the heart of modern disease. Her
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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple
Subscriber version): Helpful and harmful inflammation (5:18 / 2:46)
How to know if you’re inflamed (7:37 / 4:46)  Diagnostic
testing to assess inflammation (10:11 / 9:00)  What is driving
our chronic inflammation? (14:59 / 12:42)  The health of our
gut microbiome and inflammation (20:17 / 17:47) Stress, loneliness,
and inflammation (25:44 / 21:47)  How environmental toxins
drive inflammation (27:56 / 23:57)  The rise in food allergies
and sensitivities (30:30 / 26:59) Reducing inflammation in the body
(38:06 / 33:34)  Anti-inflammatory foods and supplements
(49:52 / 45:30)  Get a copy of A Silent Fire: The Story of
Inflammation, Diet & Disease.