A Silent Fire by Shilpa Ravella Summary
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In "A Silent Fire," Dr. Ravella reveals how inflammation secretly drives our modern diseases. Endorsed by Harvard's Dr. Willett as "essential reading," this medical detective story uncovers why your diet might be silently killing you - and what Tim Spector calls "the key to good health."
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The Body's Ancient Defense Gone Rogue
What if the very mechanism designed to protect you is slowly killing you? Jay's muscles were disappearing, his neck weakening, his body waging war against itself. Doctors eventually diagnosed necrotizing autoimmune myopathy-his immune system had turned traitor, attacking his own tissue. Jay's story isn't just medical drama; it's a window into the modern health crisis. The same inflammatory response that once saved our ancestors from infections and injuries now fuels heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, and dementia. This hidden inflammation-a silent fire smoldering beneath the surface-connects diseases that seem unrelated, revealing a common thread running through nearly every chronic condition plaguing our world. For centuries, inflammation was understood only by its visible signs: heat, redness, swelling, pain. But beneath these obvious markers lies something far more insidious. In 1845, Rudolf Virchow challenged ancient medical dogma, shifting focus from bodily fluids to cells themselves. Decades later, Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff watched transparent starfish larvae and witnessed "wandering cells" consuming foreign particles. He'd discovered phagocytes-cellular defenders that devour invaders. Yet these protectors exact a price. When inflammation becomes chronic rather than acute, when the fire never fully extinguishes, these same defenders begin destroying the very tissues they're meant to protect. Imagine your immune system as a vigilant neighborhood watch. Normally, it patrols quietly, responding decisively to threats before standing down. But what happens when the alarm never stops ringing? When the watch becomes paranoid, attacking innocent bystanders? This is autoimmunity-the body's horror story where self becomes enemy.
When Defenders Become Destroyers and Transform the Heart
Cancer and Fat: The Wound That Won't Heal and the Immune Organ We Never Knew
When Aging Becomes Inflammatory and Reaches the Mind
Food as Medicine: The Gut-Microbe-Inflammation Triangle
The Power of Traditional Diets and Plant Foods
Reclaiming Health Through Ancient Wisdom and Planetary Healing
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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