A Silent Fire: Understanding Hidden Inflammation with Shilpa Ravella, MD

On Health

Aviva Romm

Health & Fitness, Arts, Alternative Health, Medicine

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Here's a little secret: hidden inflammation, not genetics, is the most common underlying cause of chronic illness. Hidden inflammation is a root cause of: Premenstrual syndrome Period pain Chronic aches and pains Digestive problems Allergies and eczema Trouble losing weight Trouble sleeping Depression Alzheimer’s Autoimmune diseases Heart disease, Cancer, Diabetes The problem is most doctors are not aware of hidden inflammation let alone how to identify or address it. Western medicine leads us to believe that we have no control over our health destiny. It’s just assumed that chronic disease is an inevitable fact of life. But it’s not. So how can we get ahead of chronic inflammation? In this week's episode of the On Health podcast, I sat down with Shilpa Ravella, MD, the author of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease. gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center. Tune in as we discuss: What hidden inflammation is and how to test for it How inflammation is both a cause and a risk indicator for diseases such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, and depression The most common myths about anti-inflammatory diets and why food restriction is not the answer The two most important factors in an anti-inflammatory diet The truth about the healthiest protein sources The connection between gut health, food intolerances, and inflammation Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow me on Instagram @dr.avivaromm to join the conversation. Follow Shilpa on Instagram @shilpa.ravella and visit her website at www.shilparavella.com. Please share this important topic by sending the link to the show to someone you love. Plus get your copy of my book Hormone Intelligence which offers up a full plan on reducing inflammation! Looking for supplements for yourself and your family, including some of those I talk about in episodes? You can find those - and your 15% discount on every order here: avivaromm.com/supplements Practitioners - you can also learn how to create your own accounts at fullscript.com/practitioner-signup/AVIVA

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0:00.0	When you look at the amount of plants that we're actually consuming, we see that 95% of
0:10.8	Americans today do not meet the recommended daily allowances for fiber intake.
0:15.3	It's 25 grams for females and 38 for males, and only 5% of us are meeting this.
0:21.0	And we know that fiber is one of the most anti-inflammatory nutrients that we can be eating.
0:25.4	It manipulates all arms of the immune system.
0:28.2	It's fermented by the gut microbiome, creates wonderful short-trained fatty acids that
0:32.4	are immune-modulating.
0:34.3	So I think just making that one simple change, you know, filling your plate with the diversity
0:38.2	of plant foods, that's kind of where we should be starting.
0:44.0	From this stuff your mother never told you to this stuff your doctor never learned.
0:48.2	On health is what happens when a midwife, plus a Yale-trained MD, shares about all things
0:53.3	women's health.
0:54.6	From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics, motherhood to mental health,
1:00.0	join me for taboo-busting conversations that demystify and destigmatize our bodies, all
1:05.8	while bridging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness.
1:09.4	Along the way we'll be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work, what makes
1:13.8	us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.
1:19.4	When it comes to women's health and well-being, there's nothing we won't talk about.
1:23.2	The new medicine for women is here.
1:25.0	I'm Dr. Avivaram, welcome to the podcast.
1:30.2	Inflammation is the body's natural ancient and protective response to injury and infection.
1:41.0	But some things happened in our society and the way we live in the past six years that's
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