Houston daily journal. (Perry, GA) 2006-current, September 22, 2006, Page 6, Image 20
How hidden inflammation
can trigger disease... i
and how yoi can begin putting i
out the fire in as little as 7 days! I
You get an (
ordinary
paper cut.
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Prostaglandins
(and other chem
ical messengers) rush
to the site and open the
blood vessels wide—so
white blood cells can
reach the injury quicker.
This causes the swelling
and redness. They also
trigger pain signals that
tell you to STOP what
ever you were doing.
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Win the War Within
rush
in next and direct
the white blood cells
where to go and tell
them what to do.
The injury site
becomes a battle
ground as invading bac
teria are killed and tis
sue is repaired. Healthy
tissue is also injured as
a result of the battle, but
the scars will heal.
The battleground
site is repaired and
the inflammation process
is shut down.