From Woman's World · Patty Bontekoe · · 50s
6 Sneaky Signs of Inflammation Women Should Watch For
Women spot inflammation signs like fatigue and brain fog before serious health issues.
In brief
Women spot inflammation signs like fatigue and brain fog before serious health issues. Chronic inflammation causes fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain in women, especially over 40, and can be reduced with anti-inflammatory foods. Originally reported by Woman's World.
Tiredness
Chronic inflammation causes fatigue that lingers despite rest.
“Your immune system is constantly on, consuming energy.”
Frequent infections
Recurring illnesses signal an overactive immune system due to inflammation.
“If you tend to catch every bug that goes around, it’s a sign that your immune system is responding poorly to new challenges because it’s inflamed.”
Morning stiffness
Inflammation builds overnight, causing stiffness when waking up.
“As you sleep, inflammatory signaling accumulates overnight, leaving you feeling achy and stiff when you wake.”
Brain fog
Inflammation affects brain chemicals, causing confusion and memory issues.
“When inflammation crosses into the brain, it affects brain chemicals, the result is fog and fuzzy thinking.”
Stubborn belly fat
Inflammation causes weight gain, especially around the belly, that’s hard to lose.
“Inflammation leads to stubborn weight, especially around the belly, that many women find takes forever to lose.”
Acne
Gut inflammation can cause skin issues like acne and eczema.
“The skin mirrors the gut, and inflammation in the gut can push outward, leading to problems like acne, eczema and breakouts.”
Anti-inflammatory foods
Add olive oil, fish, avocado, and ginger to reduce inflammation naturally.
“Olive oil, fish, papaya, avocado, warming spices such as ginger, curry, turmeric and cinnamon.”
What matters most
Chronic inflammation causes fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain in women, especially over 40, and can be reduced with anti-inflammatory foods.
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