Wendy Zukerman (Host)

I mean, today. Today is Narcissist Day for us, right?

I mean, today. Today is Narcissist Day for us, right?

Ooh. Okay. So we're in, we're both normal.

Ooh. Okay. So we're in, we're both normal.

Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Faces. This is the show that pits facts against the fire inside your body. Today on the show, inflammation. Everyone is talking about it.

Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Faces. This is the show that pits facts against the fire inside your body. Today on the show, inflammation. Everyone is talking about it.

Reducing inflammation that we hear so much about these days. If you're feeling crappy in basically any way, people say that it is inflammation that's to blame.

Reducing inflammation that we hear so much about these days. If you're feeling crappy in basically any way, people say that it is inflammation that's to blame.

Not only is it triggering bad things in your body, but people say that inflammation can ravage your mind. Yeah, struggling with your mental health? Apparently, it's inflammation.

Not only is it triggering bad things in your body, but people say that inflammation can ravage your mind. Yeah, struggling with your mental health? Apparently, it's inflammation.

Never fear, though. The internet also has solutions. There are all these tips online about what you have to do to rid your body of inflammation. Like you need to avoid certain kinds of exercise.

Never fear, though. The internet also has solutions. There are all these tips online about what you have to do to rid your body of inflammation. Like you need to avoid certain kinds of exercise.

And the biggie is to change your diet. You can read countless books about anti-inflammatory diets. And it feels like everyone's got advice about what to eat or not to eat to lower your inflammation. Question, what are some good anti-inflammatory foods?

And the biggie is to change your diet. You can read countless books about anti-inflammatory diets. And it feels like everyone's got advice about what to eat or not to eat to lower your inflammation. Question, what are some good anti-inflammatory foods?

Turmeric is the one when it comes to fighting inflammation.

Turmeric is the one when it comes to fighting inflammation.

Did you catch that? Tomatoes and nightshades are going to kill you. If you missed it, catch up. But curiously, it's not just health fluences that are obsessed with inflammation these days. Scientists are too. In fact, there has been this explosion of research in this space. In the past year, there were over 60,000 new scientific papers written about inflammation. 60,000!

Did you catch that? Tomatoes and nightshades are going to kill you. If you missed it, catch up. But curiously, it's not just health fluences that are obsessed with inflammation these days. Scientists are too. In fact, there has been this explosion of research in this space. In the past year, there were over 60,000 new scientific papers written about inflammation. 60,000!

And we read some of them to find out what is the groundbreaking research on inflammation? What is it doing to our bodies and our brains? And if this is a problem for you, how can you tamp down that inflammation? When it comes to our health, a lot of us have been wondering if we... Most likely have inflammation. But then there's science. Science vs. Inflammation is coming up just after the break.

And we read some of them to find out what is the groundbreaking research on inflammation? What is it doing to our bodies and our brains? And if this is a problem for you, how can you tamp down that inflammation? When it comes to our health, a lot of us have been wondering if we... Most likely have inflammation. But then there's science. Science vs. Inflammation is coming up just after the break.