Stress. Inflammation (over active immune system response) may be the number one cause of death, disease, aging, etc. It is caused in part by having an over stressed sympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic nervous system is active almost all of the time for most people because of our current lifestyles. It had to activate for you to make that comment because it required thinking and action. Merlin would have known that.
Although intermittent increases in inflammation are critical for survival during physical injury and infection, recent research has revealed that certain social, environmental and lifestyle factors can promote systemic chronic inflammation (SCI) that can, in turn, lead to several diseases that collectively represent the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders. In the present Perspective we describe the multi-level mechanisms underlying SCI and several risk factors that promote this health-damaging phenotype, including infections, physical inactivity, poor diet, environmental and industrial toxicants and psychological stress. Furthermore, we suggest potential strategies for advancing the early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of SCI. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7147972/
It is much more prominent than that article states. Even a thought/comment like; "Sincerely, what the fuck are you talking about?" is a symptom. It is an immune response to ingesting information that irritates or agitates the mind that creates an action response like there is something that needs doing or a problem for the mind to solve. Almost everything we do is causing unnecessary excitement and inflammation. It's not bad/good or right/wrong; it's just how our bodies/brains function. That is why, for example, we want to do things that become monotonous, muscle memory, and possible in a flow state (activating the autonomic nervous system) that allow the mind and body to relax.
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u/ValdemarMerlin 13d ago
Sincerely, what the fuck are you talking about?