The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Guide – a useful resource for pharmacists to support patient health a

The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Guide – a useful resource for pharmacists to support patient health and wellbeing
When Hemant Patel was struck down by Covid, he was determined to discover what was it that led to the disease having a devastating impact on the lives of people who seemed be healthy – the culmination of his journey is the book, The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Guide.
“I was gasping for breath and counting the number of days I might be alive when I was infected with Covid,” reveals Patel. “I was watching TV and two Covid-related stories came on the news. One was of a 70-year-old man returning home after spending time in hospital, and the other was of a 40-year-old marathon runner who died.
“My brain couldn’t comprehend that. I would have expected outcomes to be a bit different as I'm sure most people would have done.” Patel was a colossal figure in the world of community pharmacy. He was the secretary of North East London’s Local Pharmaceutical Committee for 26 years and also served four terms as president of the then Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB). He passionately worked towards improving the health of patients, helping contractors develop new clinical services, including smoking cessation, sexual health, mental health support and the use of electrocardiogram devices within community pharmacy.
He used his vast knowledge and experience to look into the impact of Covid and discovered the profound impact inflammation plays on a person’s health and well-being.
In fact, chronic inflammation is linked to more than 50 per cent of all deaths worldwide and one in five cancers. “I started investigating and I realised in the West, particularly, we are confused between physical fitness and resilience,” he said. “What I learned from my extensive research is that you can be physically fit but immunologically not resilient. Then I said, ‘what do we need to do to become resilient? And the outcome is the book.” As first-line healthcare providers, Pat