Words: Dr Gauri ROKKAM We are all witness to a new, bludgeoning ‘epidemic’ — the epidemic of chronic degenerative inflammatory diseases. Heart disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others, are all on the upswing. While our existing medical system[s] may not have all the answers when