Most people think aging simply happens because another birthday arrives. Emerging science is revealing a much more interesting story. Researchers are increasingly studying a phenomenon called inflammaging, a term used to describe the low-grade, chronic inflammation that accumulates over time and may accelerate many of the changes we associate with agin. In fact, a 2023 review published in Nature Aging identified chronic inflammation as one of the major biological hallmarks contributing to...

(Diagram comparison of what healthy levels of inflammation look and fell like compared to someone with chronically higher levels of inflammation. When a chronically-inflamed individual has a major illness or exercises, their body has a much more difficult time repairing and calming that inflammation. A list of habits are listed that either promote heathly levels as well as drive inflammatory markers higher.) Most people think symptoms appear suddenly. In reality, the body often starts...

Our gut-brain connection is no longer considered a theory - it's one of hte most well-established areas of modern neuroscience and microbiome research. Since the early 2000's, thousands of studies have shown that the trillions of microbes living in each our our guts communicate continuously with our brain, influencing our mood, appetite, metabolism, immune function, and even food cravings. Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. In practice, it functions more like a command...