Inflammation is to your body what Spencer Pratt was to L.C. on The Hills: a constant annoyance, creeping on your well-being and occasionally leaving you with a puffy, swollen face.
Okay, it’s not all bad (Spencer is actually pretty funny on social media these days), but when it goes awry, inflammation is the ultimate PITA.
There is such a thing as good inflammation: When you twist your ankle and it swells, that’s because your body is sending extra blood and immune cells to the injury site to fight off infection.