Are you a fan of those diamond grill marks on a steak or marinated tofu? Do you love charred turkey sausages or crispy onion rings? You’re not alone. If you’ve read Lessons in Chemistry or have watched Alton Brown, you may have heard of the cooking holy grail – the Maillard Reaction. What’s going on there? And what’s it doing inside your body? Well, there may be AGEs involved! Plus, we’ll have an encore release of Dr. Elizabeth Boham teaching us the basics of inflammation – what it is and how to address it.   LET’S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com   RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) AGEs, AGING, THE MAILLARD REACTION, GRILLING AND MORE Advanced Glycation End Products and Risks for Chronic Diseases: Intervening Through Lifestyle Modification, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov KetoFlex 12/3 Kitchen, apollohealthco.com (AGEs and cognitive decline) Cooking to Fight Inflammation? drweil.com High Cooking Temperature Can Make Inflammation Worse, arthritis.org Mark Hyman ON: How Food Can Heal or Damage Your Health & Biological Secrets to Longevity, podcastdisclosed.com The True Dangers of Sugar with Dr. Robert Lustig, shows.acast.com DR. ELIZABETH BOHAM Dr. Boham on Instagram Dr. Boham’s Practice at the Ultrawellness Center, Lenox, MA WWW Ep. 32: (Replayed in this episode) Reducing Inflammation for Optimal Health with Dr. Elizabeth Boham WWW Ep. 33: Food as Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Boham   HOW TO SHARE WELLNESS WHILE WALKING Tell a friend or family member about Wellness While Walking, maybe while you’re walking together or lamenting not feeling 100% Follow up with a quick text with more info, as noted below! (My favorite is pod.link/walking because it works with all the apps!) Screenshot a favorite episode playing on your phone and share to social media or to a friend via text or email! Wellness While Walking on Apple – click the up arrow to share with a friend via text or email, or share to social media Wellness While Walking on Spotify -- click the up arrow to share with a friend via text or email, or share to social media Use this universal link for any podcast app: pod.link/walking – give it to friends or share on social media Tell your pal about the Wellness While Walking website Thanks for listening and now for sharing! : )       DISCLAIMER Neither I nor many of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.     Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast and a "best podcast for walking"!