Huffington Post Is Your Body Burning UP With Hidden Inflammation (and Burning Desire)? Mark Hyman, MD Practicing physician and pioneer in functional medicine Posted: August 27, 2009 08:32 AM Could something as simple as a quick and easy blood test save your life? Absolutely. It is called a C-reactive protein test, and it measures the degree of HIDDEN inflammation in your body. Finding out whether or not you are suffering from hidden inflammation is critical, because almost every modern disease is caused or affected by it. If your immune system and its ability to quell inflammation in your body are impaired, watch out. You are headed toward illness and premature aging. Fortunately, addressing the causes of inflammation and learning how to live an anti-inflammatory life_style_ can dramatically improve your health. Today, I am going to review what the primary causes of inflammation are and give you a simple, 7-step approach that will help you cool the fires raging out of control in your body. Cooling off Inflammation is Key #3 to UltraWellness and in this blog