Hidden Inflammation, a Unique Dilemma

“Hidden inflammation presents a unique dilemma. The idea that it may be a shared biological mechanism between diseases as distinct as obesity and aging, or depression and heart disease, fosters a new understanding of human health. It pushes us to consider preventing or treating these diseases in concert rather than in parts, taking into account the totality of a patient’s body and mind, including the germs that live within and on top of us. The biomedical framework of the nineteenth century–divided by organ systems and an understanding that a specific cause results in a specific disease–is no longer effective for most conditions that plague us today.” (A Silent Fire, pg 128). Once again, a web–everything touches everything else. And it is never just one thing.