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  • Inflammation, Alcohol, and Pain

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    Pain is, at its core, a signal of inflammation. Understanding how the immune system generates that inflammation — and how alcohol use specifically adds fuel to the fire — makes it easier to understand how inflammation contributes to chronic pain, and what might help resolve that inflammation. How the Immune System Creates Inflammation When toll-like…

  • Polyphenols for Intestinal Permeability

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    Karline Jensen
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    Del Bo’ et al. (2021) conducted a randomized controlled trial to see if a diet emphasizing polyphenols would be able to help address intestinal permeability in older people.  They found that beneficial bacteria for fiber fermentation and butyrate were increased, and blood pressure was decreased.  Those who started out with greater impairment of the tight…