Nutrition Tips to Protect Your Body against Chronic Inflammation

Inflammation is a hot topic in health and fitness these days. You’re probably most familiar with the kind of inflammation that accompanies a small sports injury. For example, perhaps your ankle swelled after twisting it. That swelling is an example of “acute” inflammation, which helps protect and heal the body after an injury or infection by improving blood flow and recruiting white blood cells to fight foreign invaders.

Although inflammation is beneficial initially, if it sticks around too long, it also can become destructive and cause long-lasting harm within the body. This inflammation is known as chronic, low-grade or systemic inflammation. The good news is that although chronic inflammation is a threat to health, there are steps you can take to greatly reduce inflammation, including avoiding lifestyle factors that are unhealthy and increase inflammation. These include being overweight, breathing polluted air, smoking, not exercising or sleeping enough, and having a stressful lifestyle. Controlling these factors automatically will put you ahead of the inflammation game.  read more

TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Jacksonville Forest Park Hike
It seemed like a good day for a fun run on the J-Ville Forest Park trails, but once I got out there, my mind and body said no.....so, I took a leisurely 5-6 mile hike instead.  It was the perfect opportunity to take in all of the healing and rejuvenating effects that the forest has to offer.

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