Future Apn's POI, Paleolithic Diet Analysis

Complexity science examines individual parts as they relate to the whole. “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body…” (1 Corinthians 12:12 New American Bible St. Joseph’s Edition). In viewing the future APN’s POI, Paleolithic diet and its effects on inflammation, through the framework of complexity science, the future APN will use the example of a complex adaptive system.
In her concept analysis of complex adaptive systems, Lela Holden defined a complex adaptive system as a combination of different parts who have the ability to behave in unexpected ways, yet each part remains connected to the whole (2005). In viewing the human body as a complex adaptive system the future APN will relate her chosen POI, Paleolithic diet
In the future APN’s chosen POI, Paleolithic diet and its effects on inflammation, the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a part of the body that becomes damaged and sets the stage for chronic inflammation and disease. Poor food choices, alcohol, and antibiotics are examples of things ingested promote inflammation. Over time, this inflammation damages the lining of the GI tract. When the lining becomes damaged, small openings develop allowing passage of toxins, waste, and undigested food. These materials are meant to be excreted from the human body; instead, they leak into the bloodstream initiating the immune response. A vicious cycle is set into motion. The immune response remains activated because of the foreign, toxic materials continuously entering the bloodstream, leading to chronic inflammation and chronic diseases related to inflammation (Stewart, 2009). In order to stop this cycle and restore homeostasis, inflammation in the GI tract needs to be resolved. In its resolution, the small