What You Need to Know About Inflammation

Chinese medicine and scientific research take many identical views on inflammation's causes and cures

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What do heart disease, stroke, arthritis, colitis, fibromyalgia, lupus, MS, diabetes, chronic fatigue, and Alzheimer’s have in common? Well, yes, they’re all diseases, but the A-plus answer is that they are all caused by or associated with inflammation.