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by TC Ask a hundred doctors or scientists about the causes of heart disease and the one thing the vast majority will agree on is that it's a disease of inflammation. One way this inflammation can characterize itself is by the proliferation and congregation of white blood cells known as macrophages. These macrophages play a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, which is characterized by plaques that reduce blood flow and cause further damage to blood vessels and the heart. Yikes. Asthma too, like heart disease, is also a disease characterized by inflammation. In fact, a whole bunch of chronic ailments that affect Americans are caused by inflammation. Think you're immune? Tell me, have you ever experienced tendonitis? That's simply chronic inflammation. How about just plain muscle soreness? Training damages muscle. Muscles get inflamed. Inflammation promotes more damage. The more damage, the more inflammation. It's a vicious, inflamed cycle, and how the heck are muscles supposed to grow optimally if they're constantly inflamed? They can't. Full Description: http://www.biotest.co.uk/products_info.php?id=7 |