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What Food to Eat for Inflammation of Pleurisy

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Catherine Frances

Inflammation of pleurisy is an inflammation of the membrane around the lungs, called the pleura. This membrane is two layers thick and lines the chest cavity, thereby protecting the lungs. In healthy individuals, there is a thick layer of fluid between the two pleura.

Catherine Frances began writing professionally in 2011. She graduated magna cum laude from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., earning a B.S. in nutritional science. While at university, she competed as a sprinter on Pepperdine’s NCAA Division 1 track team. Frances has worked as a Peer Nutrition Educator and also volunteered in medical-surgical and postpartum departments of a hospital.