Inflammation: The Hidden Fire Behind Pain, Aging, and Disease

A hidden fire called chronic inflammation drives many problems—from
joint pain and arthritis to autoimmune conditions, and even faster
aging. Typical fixes (like pain meds and steroid shots) calm
symptoms but often miss the “why,” and can leave people still
hurting or even create more issues. Big triggers of inflammation
that impact our joints, and so much more, include sugar and refined
carbs, extra weight, leaky gut, toxins, infections, stress, and
poor sleep—plus joints naturally get less blood and oxygen as we
age. This is why it’s important to create an anti-inflammatory
lifestyle plan starting with real whole foods, and incorporating
regular exercise, stress management, gut repair, and targeted
anti-inflammatory supplements.  In this episode, I discuss,
along with Dr. George Papanicolaou and Dr. Cindy Geyer, how chronic
inflammation, arthritis, and joint pain can be reduced using a
Functional Medicine approach, including how to do the
anti-inflammatory 10-Day Detox diet.  Dr. George Papanicolaou
is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial
Hospital. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for
patients to receive personal care, Dr. Papanicolaou decided a
change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through
the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established
Cornerstone Personal Health—a practice dedicated entirely to
Functional Medicine. In August 2017, Dr. Papanicolaou joined The
UltraWellness Center. Dr. Cindy Geyer received her bachelor of
science and her doctor of medicine degrees, with honors, from the
Ohio State University. She completed residency in internal medicine
at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. and is triple board
certified in internal medicine, integrative medicine and lifestyle
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