One possible cause of chronic pain?

https://www.painscience.com/articles/inflammation-chronic-subtle-systemic.php

“Fitness: Undoubtedly critical! Regular moderate exercise really is the closest thing we have to a miracle drug or a fountain of youth. The older you get, the more you should avoid the extremes: too much and too little are likely both a problem.

Do you even lift? You should! Weight lifting specifically is linked to a lower risk of metabolic syndrome.24 It’s a more well-rounded and efficient workout than most people realize.25

Anti-inflammatory nutrition: It’s also possible to some extent to eat an “anti-inflammatory” diet — which isn’t as impressive as it sounds. It basically just means a healthy diet, particularly one that doesn’t give our system major blood sugar regulation challenges.”