with pain.
By evening, the rings feel tighter. In the morning, the knuckles look puffy and angry, like they spent the night trapped in a vise. And once the pain starts marching from one joint to the next, it doesn’t feel like “aging” anymore — it feels like your body is quietly locking doors behind you.
The problem is that most people blame the years instead of the machinery underneath. Cartilage wears down, inflammation flares, fluid gathers where it shouldn’t, and the joint becomes a rusted hinge that groans every time
