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Why inflammation matters, and what we can do to fight it

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The Benefits of Sleep Hygiene

As we get older, many doctors will tell you to slow down because there's wear and tear. What we want is actually quite the opposite. You need muscle mass. Muscles are anti-inflammatory organs that produce more than 300 anti-inflammatory peptides. And then also when you compress your bones by having walking every day or even like jogging, you will be creating more bone,. That's what we want as we get older.

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