inflammation article

theguardian.com/lifeandstyl...

Don’t know that I necessarily agree with some of it, but it’s interesting..

[AgedCrone]

It does have a lot of common sense ..especially about too much interference with auto immune conditions by clinicians too keen to get out their prescription pad again & again!

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to AgedCrone]

It does make a lot of sense - there’s nothing like reading labels on foods in the supermarket to put you off wanting to eat them. I mean why would you buy something you could cook or prepare for yourself but with loads of strange ingredients and e-numbers added in.

If you can’t pronounce something or if your granny wouldn’t recognise it then don’t buy it.

[AgedCrone in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Exactly!

It’s like the old saying ENT surgeons tell their patients,,,”Never put anything smaller in your ear than your elbow”! Sadly a lot don’t listen…& that is why they end up in A&E!

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to AgedCrone]

Exactly! The things people do eh!

[Hidden]

Eating ‘proper food’ is quite easy to remember too 😂

[cyberbarn]

What really frustrates me is that I do eat 'proper food' and have done all my life. I have always cooked from scratch. I am lucky enough to live a stress free life (by design, last time the mortgage rates were 14% we reduced our mortgage and have lived frugally and within our means ever since in a rural location) and although I don't do formal exercise I am very active with a vegetable garden and animals to care for. The main stress in my life is caused by the NHS.

So why do I have inflammation and an autoimmune disease? I think the one thing missing from that article and really, Tim Spector should know better, is the genes.

[Hidden in reply to cyberbarn]

Yep. There is a strong genetic component… I also detest the inference that we have ‘brought this on ourselves’ 🤬…

[Happy5]

fab article thanks for sharing

[Shonkie]

Don’t really buy into this idea. It is bad enough having autoimmune disease without being blamed for it. Genes will have an effect no matter what you do.