David Furman, a former postdoc at Stanford, discovered he had an 'inflammatory age' higher than his actual age. Alarmed by this finding, he linked it to his stressful lifestyle and chronic migraines. Furman decided to make significant lifestyle changes by moving his family to a cabin in the woods, eliminating modern conveniences that contribute to inflammation. He reflects on how modern life's demands may overwhelm our biology, leading to health issues related to inflammation and aging, also known as 'inflammaging.'
In their little cabin, there were no chairs, no plastics, and no industrial cleaning products - conveniences that modern life often depends on.
Furman knew, professionally, that these results could be a harbinger of premature aging, chronic disease, and decline - what researchers call 'inflammaging.'
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