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Exercise and Inflammation: What’s the Link?

Exercise and Inflammation: What’s the Link?

You’ve heard about the negative effects inflammation has on your health. Inflammation is believed to play a role in a variety of health problems, including heart disease, metabolic syndrome, autoimmune disease, and cancer. How does exercise impact inflammation, and can too much exercise be bad for your health?

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Exercise, Inflammation and Your Immune System

Exercise, Inflammation and Your Immune System

Inflammation serves a useful purpose when you’re injured or exposed to virus but not when it’s chronic. Chronic inflammation has been linked with a number of health problems including heart disease. What role does exercise play in keeping inflammation in check? Find out.

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The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise

The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise

We now know low-grade inflammation is a factor in some diseases including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases and cancer. You also know that a healthy diet helps keep inflammation in check – but what about exercise? This article discusses the role exercise plays in reducing inflammation.

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Beyond Cholesterol: How Inflammation Puts You at Risk for Heart Disease

Beyond Cholesterol: How Inflammation Puts You at Risk for Heart Disease

Most people focus on their cholesterol as a marker for their risk for heart disease but it’s not the only one. There’s growing evidence that inflammation plays a role in heart disease and you can measure that through a blood test. Find out more about the role inflammation plays in heart disease, how to measure it and how to reduce inflammation.

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