Here's the thing: they're all kind of right. It's like every one of these factors is a different sensor in your body's home security system.

This system in your body is what we call the Inflammation Network. 

Imagine it as your personal security setup that's monitoring all these different sensors—like motion detectors for your hormones, window sensors for your gut health, and door alarms for genetic predispositions.

It's about getting all these different systems working better together so that your alarm doesn't go off when it doesn't need to

Under normal conditions, this network resets itself once the danger is gone—alarms are silenced, and everything returns to normal.

But when there’s a malfunction or you keep triggering the system, the alarms keep blaring, the system stays locked down, and your body remains on high alert even when there is no threat.

This is exactly what chronic inflammation does. These inflammatory pathways act like a never-ending alarm, leaving your body stuck in a cycle of pain and discomfort.