Insidious Inflammation & How To Fight It – Maggie Berghoff

Dave Asprey

Feb 6, 2024

Episode description

Inflammation is at the root of everything. More inflammation means less energy and a higher risk of every disease. Today, we’re digging into exactly why inflammation is so insidious with functional medicine nurse practitioner Maggie Berghoff.

Maggie is a USA Today National Best-Selling author of the book Eat to Treat: Your Three-Step Plan To Reduce Inflammation, Detoxify Your Life, And Heal Your Body. She is also the founder of wellness supplement and non-toxic home line DETOXDaily.

In this episode, we talk all about inflammation—what causes it, how it hurts us, and how to combat it. We explore all the different types of inflammation, including physiological vs. psychological inflammation– and dig into how inflammation intersects with hormone health, thyroid function, and metabolic syndrome.

Maggie also shares her perspective about shedding shame around eating, and why perfectionism can be even more toxic than actually toxic foods. Plus, I share a lot of horrifying (but medically useful) information about urine. You’ll be equally intrigued and grossed out.

(00:01:29) The Ills of Inflammation

(00:07:23) Physiological vs. Psychological Inflammation

(00:15:00) 3 Things That Cause Inflammation

(00:25:26) Are We More Inflamed Now Than Ever?

(00:27:19) Where Do You Start Combating Inflammation?

(00:30:09) What Is Your Inflammation Type?

(00:35:50) When Your Hormones Are in Havoc

(00:46:58) Metabolic Syndrome’s Role in Inflammation

(00:49:22) The Nightmare of Poor Sleep

(00:55:18) Shedding Shame Around Food

(01:02:20) Why Not Just Take Aspirin?

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Resources

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Website: maggieberghoff.com

Eat To Treat: eattotreat.com

DETOX Daily: yourdetoxdaily.com

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Choose Genexa for cleaner pharmaceuticals without harmful additives

The brand Genexa makes common pharmaceuticals without the inflammatory food dyes, colorings, and additives found in most over-the-counter medications.

#supplement

Address physiological inflammation to reduce psychological stress

A functional medicine practitioner estimates that 80% of inflammation is physiological, which in turn creates the energy deficit that leads to psychological stress.

#inflammation

#stress

Protect endothelial glycocalyx with Arteriosil HP

A product called Arteriosil HP is designed to protect the endothelial glycocalyx, the ultra-thin lining of your 60,000 miles of blood vessels.

#endothelial

#glycocalyx

Detoxify your environment to reduce inflammatory load

The easiest and most impactful place to start reducing your inflammatory load is by detoxifying your environment, such as your cleaning and self-care products.

#detox

#environment

Address toxins to alleviate joint pain

Muscle and joint inflammation is thought to be caused more by toxins (70%) than by a direct immune response (30%).

#joints

#toxin

Test complete hormone panel for optimal health insights

A comprehensive hormone panel should test for testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and an advanced thyroid panel including T4, T3, reverse T3, TSH, and antibodies.

#hormones

#testing

Utilize filtered urine for extreme allergy relief

Injecting your own filtered urine can provide profound relief from severe allergies by causing your body to create antibodies against its own allergy-causing antibodies.

#allergy

Release food stress to reduce inflammation

The worry, guilt, and stress associated with your food choices can be more inflammatory and harmful to your body than occasionally eating the 'bad' food itself.