Cancerwise

Stress is a normal part of life. You feel it when you’re preparing for the holidays, stuck in traffic or worrying about a friend’s health. While short-term stress isn’t concerning, stress that lingers for weeks or months may make it hard for you to stay healthy.

Chronic stress comes from situations with no clear end point, such as caring for a sick loved one or coping with a life-threatening illness.

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Inflammation is the body’s response to injury and infection. Without it, we would be defenseless against everything from bee stings and broken bones to food poisoning and the common cold.  

But many factors affect the body’s inflammatory response, and diet is just one of them. Depending on what you eat, your diet could either be causing or reducing inflammation. 

“Inflammation is basically an immune response to...