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ACHY joints, niggly pains and wounds that heal more slowly seem to be things that simply come with age.
They’re all related to an increase in inflammation in the body, which also raises the risk for heart disease, arthritis, cancer, dementia and other illnesses.
This chronic inflammation that can set in as we get older is in fact so common there’s even a name for it – inflammaging.
“Ageing changes your immune system, making it harder for your body to fight off bugs –