What Is Inflammaging And What Can You Do About It?
Sure to be a health and wellness buzzword in 2024, “inflammaging" combines “inflammation” and “aging” to refer to the subtle inflammation that becomes more pronounced with age. In this simple guide, we'll break down what causes inflammaging and recommend the best practices for graceful aging.
Inflammaging, first coined by researchers Claudio Franceschi and Judith Campisi, refers to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that tends to increase with age. Depending on the amount of inflammation in our bodies, this process becomes a significant risk factor for various age-related diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, and dementia. Surprisingly, these often have inflammation at their core. Additionally, excessive inflammaging can speed up the effects of aging on our skin, joints, and organs. That’s why we need to find the key sources of inflammation and fight back.