{"id":2080,"date":"2023-03-27T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:53:32","slug":"the-best-worst-foods-for-inflammaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=2080","title":{"rendered":"The Best & Worst Foods for Inflammaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we think of inflammation we often think of pain, redness and swelling as is the case when you sprain your ankle. It’s your body’s process of fighting or healing something whether that be an infection, injury or toxin. Acute inflammation is temporary, your body releases chemicals that trigger a healing response and once the infection, injury or toxin is gone, the inflammation is gone too. However, chronic inflammation<\/a> is the real problem because inflammatory chemicals do not turn off leaving your body in a constant state of alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter inflammaging, defined as chronic inflammation<\/a> that accelerates the aging process. It is associated with<\/a> chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, heart disease, type II diabetes, and cancer. From the outside, it’s associated with<\/a> declining skin structure and function (aka aging skin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes Inflammaging?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Factors causing inflammaging<\/a> are environmental like pollutants, also dietary factors, chronic stress, smoking, obesity and radiation. Another cause<\/a> is cellular senescence. These are cells that permanently stop dividing but don’t die. They remain inside the body stimulating pro-inflammatory chemicals to be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aging is a normal biological process that happens to us all as we get older. Unfortunately, our foods and habits can speed up this process by providing the perfect storm for inflammation to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The good news is there are many things we can control from our dietary patterns to our lifestyle habits to slow down and dampen inflammaging.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Let’s review the best and worst foods for inflammaging, in addition to lifestyle habits to prevent inflammaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BEST Foods to Reduce Inflammaging<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list of foods reduces inflammaging because they contain anti-inflammatory properties such as certain vitamins and minerals or phytonutrients that can calm inflammatory chemicals. Many of them also support the gut microbiome which plays a role in inflammation<\/a> – thanks to polyphenols and other prebiotic properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n