Chronic Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases - The Silent Enemies

Modern medicine is paying increasing attention to the role of inflammation in the development of chronic diseases. While acute inflammation serves a protective function-helping the body fight off threats-the problem begins when this process does not subside. Prolonged, hidden inflammation can lead to serious health consequences.

Particularly dangerous are low-grade chronic inflammations, which often show no obvious symptoms. Without pain, fever, or swelling, they are easy to overlook, yet their effects can be destructive-like rust slowly eating away at the structure of a bridge. Unfortunately, many of these processes are difficult to detect using standard diagnostic tests.

A key factor in the development of chronic diseases is autoimmune disorders, where the immune system begins to attack the body’s own healthy cells. These include conditions such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, lupus, Crohn’s disease, endometriosis, and many others.

Although the causes of these disorders are not fully understood, one thing is certain: there are many factors that may contribute to their development. This is why taking preventive measures to avoid chronic inflammation is so important.

Among the health-supporting substances, vitamin C deserves special attention-a powerful antioxidant that can neutralise free radicals, often responsible for cell damage. In some cases, particularly acute ones, intravenous administration of sodium ascorbate (a highly bioavailable form of vitamin C) may prove effective.

Autoimmune diseases do not have to be a life sentence. The key lies in understanding the mechanisms behind them and taking action early-before silent inflammation begins to wreak havoc.

Source: Jerzy Zięba, Hidden Therapies