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The inflammation you can’t see is the most harmful

The buzz in modern medicine surrounds inflammation, but what does science really know about its origins and effects? Shilpa Ravella is a transplant gastroenterologist and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why inflammation is the root of disease and what we can do to control it. Her book is “A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease.”