Most often, we have internal inflammation that isn't visible to us, but is present inside our bodies (
aka silent inflammation).
The book includes a week of Zone meals, exercises that you can do at home, and tools and tests for determining your level
of silent inflammation.
Chronic disease, as Dr. Sears describes it, is caused
by silent inflammation — Inflammation that we don't even know exists.
Secondly, there is
silent inflammation, which attacks at the cellular level and isn't associated with pain.
The authors then describe the major food groups that are linked to
silent inflammation and insulin resistance: sugar & sweeteners, alcohol, legumes, dairy and grains.
CRP is a very non-specific acute phase reactant, so it isn't the best way to rule out
silent inflammation.
An inflammatory response can also be inappropriate, and sometimes the cause of
this silent inflammation is more obscure or hidden, something that baffles the experts, such as the inflammatory reactions that occur commonly with psoriasis.