Inflammation is the body’s natural response to an irritant. When we are injured, have an infection or a virus, the body rushes fresh blood and oxygen to the area in question, as well as infection-fighting white blood cells.

While short-term, acute inflammation is an important part of healing from traumatic injury to the cells or tissue, chronic inflammation is believed to lead to chronic illness.

It’s important that Lyme sufferers prevent chronic inflammation as a way to reduce symptoms and begin to heal from Lyme disease.

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