Inflammation is an important and necessary part of the body’s healing process. It’s also long been a wellness buzzword used to sell products that do very little to treat it. This week, we look at inflammation through the lens of a new Mother Jones article, “The Great Inflammation Panic,” including an interview with the author, Julia Métraux, in segment two. We’ll also discuss what inflammation is, how wellness influencers weaponize it, and what it represents in the context of Ayurveda.Show NotesThe Great Inflammation PanicChronic Inflammation and CancerNIH Autoimmune DiseasesCeliac DiseaseCambridge press release — "Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage"Sloan et al., "I still can't forget those words" — Rheumatology (2025), DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf115Vasculitis diagnostic-delay data — PubMedMiranda Fricker interview — Philosophy BitesBleuler 1911 coinage — NCBI Bookshelf, The Metamorphosis of AutismBleuler's original 1911 text excerpt — Autism History ProjectSontag, "Illness as Metaphor" — full text, NYRBLouise Hay — Natural Ways to Treat Autoimmune DiseaseGabor Maté, When the Body Says No — critical review, Globe and MailLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices