{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Functional Health &amp; Longevity Blogs | Mathew Gomes","provider_url":"https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs","author_name":"Mathew Gomes","author_url":"https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs\/author\/mathew_blogs\/","title":"Inflammation and How to Restore Function and Longevity - Functional Health &amp; Longevity Blogs | Mathew Gomes","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2mW2cRwGCM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs\/inflammation-and-how-to-restore-function-and-longevity\/\">Inflammation and How to Restore Function and Longevity<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs\/inflammation-and-how-to-restore-function-and-longevity\/embed\/#?secret=2mW2cRwGCM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Inflammation and How to Restore Function and Longevity&#8221; &#8212; Functional Health &amp; Longevity Blogs | Mathew Gomes\" data-secret=\"2mW2cRwGCM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/gomesmathew.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Inflammation.jpg","thumbnail_width":1536,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"Executive Summary Inflammation is not automatically \u201cbad.\u201d In the short term it is the body\u2019s protective response to injury or infection. The problem begins when the signal stays switched on. Chronic, low-grade inflammation quietly increases wear-and-tear across blood vessels, metabolism, digestion, lungs, joints, and brain, raising the likelihood of long-term conditions and persistent pain. In [&hellip;]"}