Do you know the link between AGING and Inflammation or “inflamm-aging”? #shorts #aging #inflammation

Name: Do you know the link between AGING and Inflammation or “inflamm-aging”? #shorts #aging #inflammation
Uploaded: 2023-08-07T15:45:01+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: Inflammaging is chronic inflammation that builds up with age and increases risk for disease. The presenter explains why inflammation, normally…

7 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Inflammaging is chronic inflammation that builds up with age and increases risk for disease. The presenter explains why inflammation, normally protective, becomes harmful when it persists, and previews a series on causes, symptoms, and how to reduce it.

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Do you know the link between aging and inflammation? It's also known as inflammaging. Inflammaging is the age-related increase in pro-inflammatory markers in blood and tissue. It serves as a strong risk factor for multiple prevalent diseases. To understand inflammaging, it's important to start with understanding inflammation, which is a normal physiological function in the body, and it's beneficial when there's an infection. However, excessive and prolonged inflammation can become harmful. Inflammaging means an increase in pro-inflammatory status and aging, and it can affect the quality of your life and susceptibility to chronic diseases. Join me in my new Inflamma-Aging series over the next weeks and learn about the causes and mechanisms, signs and symptoms of Inflamma-Aging, the impact on disease susceptibility, and most importantly, what you can actually do about it. So make sure to check in each week and learn how you can reduce Inflamma-Aging in your body. And if you're new here, hit follow to make sure you don't miss out.