Tag: healing

Inflammation is increasingly linked to a broad range of illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune, neurogenerative and well as aging. Inflammation occurs naturally in response to illness and infection, but when it is chronic, it can increase the risk of developing disease. Although a lot more research and investigation is needed, it would seem prudent to manage your inflammation as best you can via lifestyle decisions.

No, I’m not going to tell you not to imbibe or enjoy pizza! As I mentioned in a previous blog, we enjoy craft beer, wine, spirits, etc. on a regular basis. We are all going to die from something so let us enjoy the ride and enjoy our adult vices in moderation.

Ann lives with chronic pain, and I worry about keeping her healthy and around for a long time. To reduce inflammation, we utilize some of the following options:

1. Cannabidiolic Acid (CDBA)
   • A non-psychoactive cannabinoid and the acid precursor to CBD, which is very unstable so be careful as there is a lot of snake oil on the market. It is a 1000x stronger CBD so  1mg of CBDA is equal to 1000mg of CBD, if you have a product that protect it when taking it. This has allowed Ann to get better sleep and workout again, because it has rediced pain greatly.
2. Exercise
   • It is well known that regular physical exercise has health benefits and one anti-inflammatory response. One study at UC San Diego found that by doing 20 minutes of regular physical activity at moderate levels reduced inflammation by five percent. Our goal is 4 days a week, intense workouts so they don’t take all day!
3. Rest
   • I consider this one of the most underappreciated factors in reducing chronic inflammation. There is a high correlation between sleep quality and your overall health. Dr. Matthew Walker say that “The silent sleep loss epidemic is one of the greatest public health challenges we face in the 21^st century”. We are committed to a minimum of 7 hours a night.
4. Diet
   • I hate to use the word but in the case it is appropriate. When I speak about diet I referring to moderating the process meats, sugars, and eliminating the Franken foods like trans fats, genetically modified organisms. That name by itself should scare you away over diet. For us a diet is about a WAY of eating not loosing weight!
5. Adult Libations
   • You knew it was coming! Beer, wine and spirits in moderation may reduce inflammation. I love a good India Pale Ale (IPA) but I also love a good Stout. The hops in beer have shown both sedative and anti-inflammatory properties. You’ll check two boxes by enjoying a nice beer. Wine contains resveratrol which is showing promise in the anti-inflammatory world. An last but not least on a cool winter evening a wee little dram never hurt anyone.

Just like you we live a full life with all the ups and downs, someweeks it’s like an of  episode of “Game of Thrones”. There are times when we are  laser focused on goals, dreams and achievements, others when we take a break to stop and smell the roses but are still mindful of the dream. 

Last I would like to share a line from Tecumseh Poem that encapsulates the ebb and flow of life but the ultimate goal of a health and wellness lifestyle. “Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to live a long life.”