Hello, I'm Liz Earle and a warm welcome to Age Better. Well, Monday is the time on the show when you get to ask me your questions. And I answer them, yeah, with a bit of no-nonsense science-backed research to help you age well. So if you have a question that you would like me to answer, then do please

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Well, coming up today, have you ever wondered why periods get worse with age? What's the difference

between retinol and retinel? And what are some good recipes for an anti-inflammatory diet?

Well, I'm going to be answering all of those questions today, plus sharing some of my

beauty and wellness beliefs that have changed over the years and then throwing in a few

ways to feel less self-conscious and less societal pressure to look a certain way.

Okay, well, let's talk diets and we're going to begin with Kyla's question who asks,

I'm trying to eat an anti-inflammatory diet.

Where should I start?

Oh, do you know, that is such a good question, Kyla.

And one, I think that we're going to be hearing even more of.

And I think the term anti-inflammatory diet gets thrown around a lot.

So let's kind of break it down into what it is and what we're trying to reduce by being

anti. Well, chronic, low-grade inflammation is often driven by a few key dietary factors. Number one,

we've got the same old villain, really, and that's ultra-processed foods, especially those made

with refined vegetable oils, the seed oils, emulsifiers,

flavourings and preservatives. We've got refined sugars going on and these are spiking our blood

glucose and insulin levels which place extra stress on our cells. And then we've got the industrial

seed oils themselves that have been highly processed, making them unstable and not

really fit for purpose. I'm talking about things like sunflower, corn, soyabine. We've got highly

processed meats in particular when combined with sugars and starches and additives. And then excess

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