Chronic Inflammation and What You Can Do About It

Inflammation is one of the body’s most important defense mechanisms.

It’s how we heal, repair, and respond to stress or injury. But when that protective response doesn’t turn off, the very thing designed to help us starts to cause harm. That’s chronic inflammation — a constant, low-grade state of alert that keeps the body working overtime long after the original trigger is gone.

The effects can be wide-reaching. Fatigue, joint stiffness, skin irritation, digestive issues, and even difficulty concentrating are all signs that inflammation has shifted from short-term repair to long-term imbalance. It doesn’t happen overnight. It builds quietly — through ongoing stress, poor sleep, processed food, environmental toxins, and an immune system that never gets the signal to stand down.

In 2016, Aster Elliott discovered how mold exposure can lead to persistent immune activity and uveitis — a clear example of how chronic inflammation silently disrupts the system. That case showed how the body’s defense system, when overburdened, shifts from healing to harming. It also reinforced how inflammation doesn’t always present as pain or swelling; sometimes it’s an internal imbalance quietly influencing the body’s ability to regulate and recover.

Calming inflammation starts with addressing the underlying stressors and giving the body what it needs to regulate itself. That means supporting the organs and pathways that handle detoxification, immune balance, and repair. It’s not about eliminating inflammation altogether — it’s about restoring control to a process that’s lost its rhythm.

Here are a few ways to support that reset:

• Simplify what you feed your system. Choose nutrient-dense, whole foods and reduce processed, refined, and inflammatory ingredients.
• Support recovery. Prioritize quality sleep and moments of real rest — they’re the body’s natural anti-inflammatory tools.
• Move intentionally. Gentle movement keeps circulation, lymph flow, and detox pathways active without adding strain.
• Use targeted supplementation. The right nutrients — antioxidants, omega fats, adaptogens, and botanical anti-inflammatories — help the body recalibrate and repair from within.

The Inflammation Support Set was designed with that approach in mind — to help calm the system, reduce internal stress, and restore balance through consistent, functional support.

Chronic inflammation isn’t the body failing; it’s the body communicating. When you listen and respond with the right support, balance becomes possible again.

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