Eat to Heal: Colourful fruits, veggies, olive oil, and fish calm inflammation, while processed snacks and sugary drinks can turn it up. Every bite you take can influence how your body feels and functions. Inflammation, often called the “silent fire,” is your body’s natural defence against harm but when it lingers, it can quietly contribute to fatigue, joint pain, heart disease, and even mood changes. The good news? What you eat every day can either fuel or calm this process.
Stress, poor sleep, and processed foods can fuel internal fire — calm it with whole foods, movement, and rest. Many of us live with low-grade, silent inflammation that we don’t even notice, until it leads to tiredness, pain, or chronic disease. This Q&A answers common questions about everyday inflammation and how your diet can help calm it, using evidence from Margină et and other scientific sources [1–5]. Q1. What is chronic inflammation? Chronic inflammation is your immune
