Inflammaging: The Ageing You Can Feel (and Fix)
Let’s talk about the kind of ageing that doesn’t show up on your driver’s licence, but does show up in your joints, your brain fog, your waistline, and your mood. It’s called inflammaging, and if you’re a midlife woman navigating perimenopause or menopause, chances are you’ve felt it, even if you didn’t have a name for it.
Spoiler alert: it’s not just “getting older.” It’s biology, and it’s modifiable.
What Is Inflammaging?
Inflammaging (yes, that’s a real term, coined by Italian immunologist Claudio Franceschi) is the chronic, low-grade inflammation that builds up over time and accelerates biological ageing. It’s driven by:
Cellular wear and tear
Hormonal shifts (hello, estrogen exited stage left)
Gut permeability
Oxidative stress
Lifestyle factors like poor sleep, stress, and ultra-processed foods
Think of it as your immune system stuck in “mild panic mode”. Not enough to cause a fever, but enough to make you feel puffy, foggy, and flat (and we all know that feeling, right)!
Why It Hits Women Harder in Midlife
Estrogen isn’t just about periods and pregnancy, it’s a powerful anti-inflammatory hormone. When it starts to decline during perimenopause, your body loses one of its key regulators of immune response. Cue:
Hot flushes and night sweats
Joint pain and stiffness
Mood swings and anxiety
Weight gain (especially around the middle)
Brain fog and fatigue
These aren’t random symptoms, they’re signs of systemic inflammation. And despite what the internet tells you, they’re not inevitable.
What You Can Do About It
Here’s the good news: inflammaging is preventable and reversible. You don’t need to “fight ageing”, you just need to calm the fire.
Start with:
Anti-inflammatory nutrition: whole foods, omega-3s, polyphenols, and fibre
Targeted supplementation: antioxidants, adaptogens, and nutrients that support detox and mitochondrial function
Movement that soothes, not stresses: walking, resistance training, restorative yoga
Sleep hygiene: because poor sleep is inflammatory
Stress modulation: breathwork, boundaries, and maybe less doomscrolling
How RenewHer Vitality Tackles Inflammaging
My recalibration system is designed to do more than “support wellness.” It’s built to interrupt the cycle of chronic inflammation and help your body reset.
Here’s how:
Personalised nutrition plans that reduce inflammatory load and oxidative stress (and side affects that include weight loss and increased energy)
Symptom tracking that connects the dots between what you eat, how you sleep, and how you feel - so you reconnect with your body and what its asking for
Group coaching and education that demystifies the science and helps you take action - because knowledge is power when its acted upon
Maintenance strategies that keep the gains going long after the flushes fade - because this is not a “quick fix, drop the inflammation and weight then run” kinda system
It’s not about perfection, it’s about precision. And it works.