How Does Inflammation Affect Aging?

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I've always been athletic and physically active. I get modest amount of exercise, not too much to wear my joints out. All the diseases of aging that we worry about involve the molecules of inflammatory responses. So it's deeply built into our systems and in the processes of aging. Is there a way that we should be keeping inflammation at bay? Well, that's part of the idea of exercise in diet, which reduces the level of inflammation.

How long can we live? How much of aging is genetics vs. environment? What does oral hygiene have to do with brain health? What causes Alzheimer’s? How do turtles and naked mole rats live so long? Are there any proven strategies for living a longer life? What's up with whiskey and eggs? World-renowned aging expert and biogerontologist Dr. Caleb "Tuck" Finch takes a quick break from his prolific research at USC to answer Alie's sometimes stupid questions about everything from molecules to movies. And she only has like, 3 life-altering epiphanies during the episode.

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