Category Archives: Resolution of inflammation

Inflammation that will not close: the three parts that decide the shutdown, machinery, omega-3 raw material and conditions
Why does some inflammation never fully resolve?

Inflammation that lingers usually isn't inflammation that's too strong. It's a shutdown that falls short....

Omega-3 and SPMs: the substrate builds up in the membrane over months while signal precursors rise in the blood within hours
Omega-3 and SPMs: one builds up, the other is spread out

Omega-3s and SPMs don't do the same job, and they don't run on the same...

Plant omega-3 conversion, measured: 21% becomes EPA and 9% DHA in young women; the way out is ready-made EPA and DHA
Why your body can’t make the omega-3 it needs

Your body does know how to make EPA and DHA from plant omega-3. What it...

How long each thing takes to recover after summer: 3 days, 1 month, 6 months for membranes and over a year for body fat
How long your body takes to recover from summer

Summer doesn't inflame you, it throws you off schedule. And what shows most isn't what...

SPM families and their precursor: EPA gives the E-series; DHA gives the D-series, protectins and maresins; omega-6 gives lipoxins
Resolvins, protectins and maresins: what each one does

These are molecules your body makes from the fatty acids in its own cell membranes,...

Neutrophil curve showing the peak, the fall to half, and the resolution interval shaded between them
The resolution interval: the window where it gets decided

Lowering inflammation and resolving it are not the same thing. Your body runs a program...

Suppressing isn't the same as resolving: SPMs stop the signal, clear the debris and repair the tissue
What Are SPMs and How They Resolve Inflammation

SPMs are the molecules your body builds from omega-3 to close inflammation, not just mute...

Inflammation doesn't burn itself out: the five-step program the body runs to close it
What Is Resolution of Inflammation? The Program Your Body Already Has

Inflammation doesn't burn itself out. Resolving it is an active five-step program that starts in...