Posted by TENA/ DIAMOND on 1/2/2009, 4:00 pm
FIBRO INSIGHT INTO INFLAMMATORY PATTERNS
Fibro: 2007
Insight into Inflammatory Patterns
Inflammatory stress for years has been defined and associated with
the -itis': arthritis, bursitis, endonitis, and so on. Pain, redness
and swelling are the common characteristics. In the last ten years
or so, a newly expanded working definition of inflammation has been
presented. This new working definition for inflammation is: the
amount of excessive stress in the metabolism that at some point will
cause a genetic weakness to manifest. The new definition
automatically includes all of the -itis', but is now broader in its
scope. Almost all health issues that people are dealing with will at
some point have a form of inflammation that occurs before the health
condition can actually express itself. Ultimately if you can stop or
control excessive inflammation, you can prevent or ameliorate a
large number of health concerns.
Inflammatory stress and the subsequent changes associated with it
can be shown in any number of ways. Since each person is genetically
unique, the actual signs associated with inflammatory stress can be
very different from one person to another, even if there are common
genetics - such as blood relatives, and/or common environments. It
is possible to have several people with the same or similar
inflammatory stresses show a completely different "set of problems
or conditions" or no problems at all in each of the individuals.
This is dependent on the genetic strengths and weaknesses of the
individual. Every person will have inherent strong and weak points.
Wherever the genetic weaknesses are, this is the most likely area
that inflammatory changes will occur. For example, a person with
hives is manifesting an inflammatory pattern associated with the
skin. Breathing distress is an inflammatory pattern manifesting
specifically in the respiratory system. A person with joint problems
is showing an inflammatory stress pattern that is affecting the
joint, and so on.
One of the greatest concerns people have is an allergic reaction.
This is a great example of the "individualized manifestations"
concept of inflammatory stress. Allergies are notorious for showing
themselves in any number of different ways. Hives and respiratory
issues are at the top of the list in terms of the types of changes
that inflammatory stresses can generate. We now know that "allergic"
reactions can affect almost any tissue in the body and are a direct
result of inflammatory stress that has not been controlled within
the body.
Keep in mind that inflammation in and of itself is not all negative.
The body utilizes specific forms of inflammation to destroy viruses,
bacteria, and parasites. Forms of inflammation are absolutely
essential for normal immune function, but in a very tightly
controlled manner that allows the body to maintain optimal function
and disease resistance. Inflammation is also a crucial component of
wound healing. Inflammatory compounds aid in tissue repair after
injury and also aid in the normal moment-to-moment, day to day
tissue repair that replaces older, worn out cells with new normal,
healthy functioning cells. When these normal inflammatory processes
are not kept under tight control, the balance that maintains good
health is disrupted and the amount of inflammatory compounds
inappropriately increases. At this point, you have the beginnings of
excessive inflammatory stress and potentially the changes and
problems as a result of this excessive inflammation.
The presence of any toxic mineral automatically increases the amount
of excessive inflammation. Every toxic mineral will uniquely affect
certain aspects of the body and the metabolism. Aluminum, arsenic,
and mercury are three of the most common environmental toxins.
Aluminum is by far the most common toxin that is found. Aluminum
exposure can occur from airborne aluminum, the use of
antiperspirants, some deodorants, certain food processing
techniques, the use of aluminum cans for acid or carbonated
beverages, aluminum cookware especially if acidic foods such as
lemon juice or tomato sauce are used in food preparation, and the
effect of acid rain on soil that increases aluminum's uptake into
produce. Aluminum affects calcium metabolism, bone mineral reserves,
and will imbalance the metabolism in the direction of the dominant
imbalances. For example, if the basic metabolism is imbalanced on
the slow side, aluminum toxicity will slow the metabolism to a
greater degree; if the metabolism is imbalanced on the fast side,
aluminum will increase the degree of imbalance by increasing the
metabolism. The result of this is an automatic increase in the
inflammatory stress from the presence of aluminum directly and as a
result of compounding the metabolic imbalances
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