33. Top 5 Blood Tests For Inflammation: What You Need To Know

Inflammation has been linked to almost every major health concern. It messes with your body's cellular functions, making healing slower and increasing the risk of disease. And thankfully, there are tests designed to measure inflammation that can help you to start to create an anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Checking inflammatory markers are one of the most common blood work requisitions that Dr. Barb writes for her patients in practice and in this podcast she goes over each of them.

In this podcast Dr. Barb covers:

• Quick review of acute and chronic inflammation
• Why inflammation is so harmful to our health
• Signs of chronic inflammation
• Top 5 blood tests she runs for her patients to check their inflammatory load

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Previous episodes mentioned:

Reduce Chronic Inflammation With These Lifestyle Factors

Supplements To Help Reduce Chronic Inflammation

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About The Host:

Dr. Barb Woegerer is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto and Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.  Dr. Barb is passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their own health. Her primary focus is to explore the underlying root cause and provide individualized patient centered care. She utilizes evidence based therapies and provides patients with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed. Her clinical focus is in women’s health, stress management, and inflammatory conditions.  Dr. Barb also spends a great deal of time educating individuals on the importance of magnesium and why we all need to add this mineral to our health toolbox. When she’s not seeing patients she loves spending time in nature, reading and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

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