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Beat Inflammation: 30+ Surprising Ways to Feel Better Fast
Beat Inflammation: 30+ Surprising Ways to Feel Better Fast

Inflammation is the body's natural response to injury, illness, or stress. While this process is essential for healing, chronic inflammation can lead to a range of health problems, including joint pain, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune conditions, high cholesterol, diabetes, and hormone imbalances like low testosterone or estrogen dominance.

Pharmaceuticals often focus on managing inflammation as a symptom, providing temporary relief without addressing the underlying causes. For many, this approach feels insufficient, highlighting the need for solutions that promote long-term health and balance.

Fortunately, there are practical and novel approaches you can take to combat inflammation and support your overall health. In this post, we’ll explore effective methods across exercise, lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation that can help you tackle inflammation and feel your best.

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Active lifestyle, high cholesterol, inflammation, weight lossGary Berglundinflammation, cholesterol, high cholesterol, diet and exercise, statin medications
How I Lowered My High Cholesterol Without Meds - 10 Key Factors Your Doctor May Not Tell You
How I Lowered My High Cholesterol Without Meds - 10 Key Factors Your Doctor May Not Tell You

I was 33 when my doctor’s office called and told me that I had high cholesterol, and they were calling me in a prescription for statins.

“Sometimes it’s just genetic,“ they said, but I knew the side effects of statin medications were not something I wanted. So if going on Lipitor was something that could be prevented with diet and exercise, that’s what I wanted to do.

To be fair, most patients aren’t willing to make the lifestyle changes necessary to control their cholesterol naturally, so I’m not going to go down the path of blaming the doctors and big pharma. There’s a time and a place for what they do. But not for me, an otherwise healthy adult male.

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nutrition, health, lifestyle, high cholesterol, inflammationGary Berglundcholesterol, high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, blood lipids, inflammation, diet and exercise, fiber, high fiber, fish oil, omega-3s, alcohol, gut health