For a long time, I thought inflammation was something that showed up after something went wrong. A reaction. A flare. A symptom that meant my body was responding to stress, illness, or injury. That’s how most of us are taught to think about it — like inflammation is a switch…
Most people I talk to don’t say, “I’m sick.” They say, “I’m just tired.” Bone-tired. Soul-tired. The kind of exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. And almost always, they assume it’s their fault — they didn’t sleep enough, eat well enough, manage stress correctly, or try hard enough. But what if…
