*You Can’t Stop Aging—But You Can Stop Inflammaging


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You Can’t Stop Aging—But You Can Stop Inflammaging


Aging comes with all kinds of sneaky surprises—but chronic inflammation might be the rudest one. It’s quiet, it creeps in, and it accelerates everything from heart disease to muscle loss.

But here’s the thing: you’re not powerless against it. In fact, your body has tools to fight back—you just need to use them.

This chronic, low-grade inflammation—called inflammaging—ramps up as we age, raising the risk for:

  • Heart disease
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Neurodegeneration (hello, brain fog)
  • Even cancer

It also leads to muscle loss (aka sarcopenia)—making you weaker, faster. But recent research points to two powerful allies in the fight:


▶️ Exercise

▶️ Protein (especially whey)

Together, they do more than build strength:

  • Exercise melts visceral fat, sparks anti-inflammatory signals, revs up your mitochondria, and boosts your immune system.
  • Protein repairs muscle and helps lower inflammation levels directly.

🔥 Combine them and you’ve got the ultimate age-proofing duo.

(And if you’ve been reading here for a while, are you even surprised?)

Click ​HERE​ to read the full article.


✨ TRY THIS:
Pair your next strength workout with 20-30g of protein (up to 3 hours before or after). Whether it’s a whey shake or a high-protein meal, fueling your muscles is a powerful anti-inflammatory move.

(Bonus: Your future self will thank you every time you get off the floor without groaning.)


You can’t stop aging—but you can stop inflammaging from running the show.
Exercise + protein = your anti-aging power couple.

Inside The Wonderfulness Community, we combine movement, muscle, and mindset to keep inflammaging at bay—and build strength that lasts.


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