This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Sensate, and Zero Acre. Hidden inflammation is at the root of all chronic illness—conditions like heart disease, obesity, diabetes, dementia, depression, and cancer. So if inflammation is at the root of most modern diseases, how do we find the causes and get the body back in balance? Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Shilpa Ravella about what is driving our epidemic of inflammation and inflammaging, why it plagues so many people, and what we can do to combat it.  Dr. Ravella is a gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She is the author of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease, which investigates inflammation—the hidden force at the heart of modern disease. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Slate, Discover, and USA Today, among other publications.  This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Sensate, and Zero Acre. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. This month only you can get a FREE bottle of BiOptimizers’ full-spectrum magnesium supplement. To get your free bottle just go to magbreakthrough.com/hymanfree and enter coupon code hyman10. That’s it! I love my Sensate device. Whenever I use it, my mind calms down and I find myself getting more and better-quality sleep. Head on over to getsensate.com/Farmacy and use code FARMACY to get 10% off your Sensate device today. Zero Acre Oil is an all-purpose cooking oil with more healthy monounsaturated fat and significantly less inflammatory omega-6 fat than even avocado or olive oil. Go to zeroacre.com/MARK or use code MARK to redeem an exclusive offer. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Helpful and harmful inflammation (5:18 / 2:46) How to know if you’re inflamed (7:37 / 4:46)  Diagnostic testing to assess inflammation (10:11 / 9:00)  What is driving our chronic inflammation? (14:59 / 12:42)  The health of our gut microbiome and inflammation (20:17 / 17:47) Stress, loneliness, and inflammation (25:44 / 21:47)  How environmental toxins drive inflammation (27:56 / 23:57)  The rise in food allergies and sensitivities (30:30 / 26:59) Reducing inflammation in the body (38:06 / 33:34)  Anti-inflammatory foods and supplements (49:52 / 45:30)  Get a copy of A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices