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Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

106. Dave Watumull on Inflammaging: The Thing Speeding Up Aging That No ‘Healthy Habit’ Fixes

Mar 18, 2026 · 1h 27m

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Most people blame “getting older” when they wake up foggy, achy, and running on fumes—but the real issue is usually inflammaging: low-grade inflammation + oxidative stress quietly stacking up while you’re busy doing “all the right things.” And the wild part is the longevity world keeps selling “more hacks,” when what you actually need is to fix what’s driving the burnout inside your system first. We dive deeper into this in the Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma with Dave Watumull. We also chat about what’s real vs. expensive hype in longevity, why government-funded research matters, and what to look for in an astaxanthin supplement so you’re not wasting money on something your body barely…