Controlling inflammation could be the key to a healthy old age. It is actually something our own bodies create, a side effect of the essential inflammatory system that protects us against infectious diseases. As we fight off invaders, we inflict massive collateral damage on ourselves, poisoning our own organs and breaking down our own tissues. We are our worst enemy.
If we start to think about aging as a consequence of inflammation, we can start to see old age in a different, much more hopeful light. And if many chronic diseases share this underlying cause, they might all be remedied in a similar way.
And unlike science fiction visions of a immortality pill, a successful anti-inflammatory treatment could actually happen within our lifetime!!
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