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1 week ago | health.com | Jillian Kubala |Hannah Harper |Maggie Moon

Anjelika Gretskaia / Getty Images Inflammation is your immune system's natural response to irritants, injuries, or infections. While short-term inflammation helps you heal, chronic (long-term) inflammation can damage your body over time, increasing your risk of serious conditions like heart disease, certain cancers, and diabetes. Your diet plays a big role. While certain foods help fight inflammation, others—like processed snacks, alcohol, and fast food—can make it worse. 1.

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Westend61 / Getty Images Chia seeds benefits include promoting bone, gut, and cardiovascular health. While these seeds, of the Salvia hispanica L. plant, have only recently gained superfood status in the United States, they have been consumed for thousands of years in South and Central America. Chia seeds pack a serious nutritional punch.