Metabolic and Mental Health

Here’s How I Dealt with Chronic Inflammation.

A personal transformation story

This is a personal story reflecting many years of suffering from inflammation and debilitating muscular pain. I want to share my eye-opening experience with you so that you may learn from the insights gained in my journey.

This journey represents my transformation from a suffering human being to a high-performing one, both physically and mentally.

By using many experiments and studies of anatomy, I managed to understand the nature of inflammation. It took many years of hard work and struggle, I finally turned inflammation into a harmless beast in my life. Why do I call it a beast or a monster?

I use the metaphor of a double-headed monster when defining inflammation in my publications and education programs.

One head of it could be good for us, and the other head detrimental, causing us grief and suffering. The good head represents acute, and the bad one represents chronic inflammation.

We need to find ways to tame the bad head of this beast. Inflammation is inevitable in our bodies. It is a natural healing process. It is the good head of the monster. However, there are times it can be excessive and cause a myriad of problems for our health. We call it chronic inflammation, and it is the dangerous head of the monster.

Let me share my poignant story. My body was producing enormous inflammation for unknown reasons. I suffered for many years with no proper diagnosis. After further investigations by medical specialists, the main culprit seemed to be arthritis.

For many years, my condition was not detected. It caused me immense suffering. During those years, I was not aware of the importance of inflammation in my health.

I do not even consider it a bit of a life-changing factor. I thought it was just a condition my body had and accepted it blindly and with a victim mentality.

One of my specialists said there was no cure for it, so I must be on anti-inflammatory medication — particularly Voltaren tablets — for a lifetime. If symptoms increased, they might have considered regular injections to reduce my inflammation.

I was so naïve to have so much trust in medical professionals and institutions in those days. This is a big regret for having such a passive attitude.

After discovering a self-managed healing approach, as mentioned in my book Simple & Powerful Life-Transforming Bio-Hacks, I promised myself never to accept mainstream medical advice anymore without thoroughly questioning the rationale and looking for alternatives.

My view on inflammation totally changed after witnessing some inflammatory conditions, such as an autoimmune disease, in my beloved ones. I understood the critical significance of inflammation in our lives.

My father passed away at a young age due to an autoimmune inflammatory condition, even though he was very healthy in every other aspect. He followed the mainstream advice for his diet and lifestyle.

Because he followed a heavily plant-based diet refraining from red meat with the fear of perceptive cancer and cardiovascular diseases, his vitamin B12 levels were found to be extremely low, and sadly it was only detected after the damage occurred to his motor neurons.

This poignant suffering motivated me to investigate further the nature and implications of inflammation in our lives.

My findings were an eye-opener for me that most of the diseases were linked to or associated with inflammation in the medical literature.

Ironically, I found that intolerance to the so-called healthiest plants was establishing some root causes of it my condition.

It is essential to point out that the emphasis of implications on health was on chronic inflammation.

The type of inflammation which stays in the body for a long period of time, not the short-term, acute inflammation, which is a natural healing necessity.

It was clear that acute inflammation is even considered healthy because the body attempts to fix an underlying issue such as a cut or injury.

Acute inflammation is a built-in healing mechanism in the human body, so I embrace it, especially after intense gym sessions.

Once I learned about the impact of inflammation, especially the side effects of chronic inflammation on our health, I started learning how to address the root causes of inflammation and consequently reduce those symptoms.

Several of the previously mentioned hacks in my book helped to deal with my inflammatory conditions effectively.

For example, simply changing my diet to zero carbs, tapping into my body fat as the primary energy source, and producing ketones naturally made a favorable impact on my inflammation.

Once my body was producing ketones over 1.5 nmol, the painful feelings disappeared. I started feeling wonderful.

In addition, cold exposure and cold showers significantly helped.

My GP couldn’t believe the progress of my inflammation markers in my blood test, and he even requested further tests.

It was my fault I didn’t disclose my zero-carb diet to my doctor, as he did not like it once I asked him for his opinion. Despite his disapproval, I adopted this no-carb diet to improve my health by taking personal responsibility.

My specialist, a health care physician, asked me to take several blood markers for inflammation. I regularly get check my CRP (C-reactive Protein), ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and PV (Plasma Viscosity) once every six months.

The major causes of inflammation in my case were excessive carbs such as pieces of bread, lots of pasta, rice, hot potato, and so-called healthy fruit juice. The bad impact was coupled with inefficient stress management techniques, including sleep deprivation. Therefore, I pay utmost attention to my sleep quality.

Not only changing my diet but also introducing stress management tools such as a dry sauna, hot bath with Epsom salts, undertaking bespoke exercises, and improving my sleep quality contributed to reducing chronic inflammation.

With reduced inflammation, I feel younger, happier, and healthier.

After learning how to deal with inflammation, I gained an athletic body with no pain and a sharp mind freed from anxiety. Inflammation was killing me, but I defeated it with determination before it killed me.

Thank you for reading my perspectives. I wish you a healthy and happy life.

I documented my detailed experience with chronic inflammation in the attached story.

Here Is How I Defeated Chronic Inflammation via 9 Lifestyle Habits.

Thank you for reading my perspectives. I wish you a healthy and happy life.

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