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Acute inflammation is the body’s way of fighting infections and coping with injuries, and it plays an important role in keeping us healthy. But there’s another kind of inflammation that can make us sick. Chronic, low level inflammation has been linked to many diseases and chronic health conditions, from arthritis and Alzheimer’s to heart disease and cancer.
Fortunately, you can reduce chronic inflammation and your risk for these diseases with healthy lifestyle choices, particularly in the kind of food you eat. In this podcast, I explain what inflammation is, how things like stress, exercise and diet affect it, and what you can to do reduce chronic inflammation.
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Posted September 23, 2019
Do pelvic floor exercises, or Kegels, really help prevent urine leaks? Yes, Kegels and other pelvic floor therapy and treatment can help strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and prevent some of the embarrassing symptoms of an overactive bladder. Doing a set of 10 squeezes, 2-3 times a day and when urges occur, can help calm your urge to pee and help you get to the bathroom in time.
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