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The Silent Killer: Inflammation And Chronic Disease with Dr. Shilpa Ravella


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Hidden inflammation is at the root of all chronic illness—conditions like heart disease, obesity, diabetes, dementia, depression, and cancer. So if inflammation is at the root of most modern diseases, how do we find the causes and get the body back in balance?


Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Shilpa Ravella about what is driving our epidemic of inflammation and inflammaging, why it plagues so many people, and what we can do to combat it. 

Dr. Ravella is a gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She is the author of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease, which investigates inflammation—the hidden force at the heart of modern disease. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Slate, Discover, and USA Today, among other publications. 

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • Helpful and harmful inflammation (5:18 / 2:46)
  • How to know if you’re inflamed (7:37 / 4:46) 
  • Diagnostic testing to assess inflammation (10:11 / 9:00) 
  • What is driving our chronic inflammation? (14:59 / 12:42) 
  • The health of our gut microbiome and inflammation (20:17 / 17:47)
  • Stress, loneliness, and inflammation (25:44 / 21:47) 
  • How environmental toxins drive inflammation (27:56 / 23:57) 
  • The rise in food allergies and sensitivities (30:30 / 26:59)
  • Reducing inflammation in the body (38:06 / 33:34) 
  • Anti-inflammatory foods and supplements (49:52 / 45:30) 

  • Get a copy of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease.


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