Could combating chronic inflammation be the next fountain of youth? Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Inflammation is your body's natural response to injury, illness or infection.

Chronic inflammation occurs when your body's defense system doesn't know when to stop fighting irritation from food, autoimmune disorders, toxins, untreated injury or illness, and Zombie cells.

For example, acute inflammation might occur when you get a cut or twist your ankle to help your body heal. In addition to medicine, part of that path might include lifestyle changes. These expert ...