Inflammation Season

🤒 INFLAMMATION SEASON 😷

Is it a coincidence that infection season happens during the winter months?

Patients flood the hospitals for the worst cases of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and other infections that cause fevers, body aches, dehydration, and, if severe enough, death.

We often think this is because of the colder, drier weather or the decreased sunlight. However, the death rates tend to be higher in southeastern states where the temperatures are less extreme in the winter.

In the U.S., we commonly celebrate holidays by binging on sugar: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and even Valentine’s Day. People share desserts full of processed sugar, seed oils, and colors on all these holidays.

Do you still think this is a coincidence?

The true beauty of science is that there will always be more questions to ask.

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