By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India When Stress Literally Inflames the Body Modern medicine increasingly recognizes that chronic stress can trigger inflammation throughout the body. But what if this process was described thousands of years ago in a different language? Emerging research in neuroscience shows that the nervous system can release inflammatory chemicals directly into tissues — a process known as neurogenic inflammation