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With the sequential passage of time, we experience normal aging. Of more concern is premature aging, when the changes and disorders commonly associated with growing old come on entirely too soon. Many people become obsessed with measures for anti-aging -- skincare regimens, cosmetic procedures, and supplemental products – without ever fully understanding exactly what is going on with their bodies.
Why Do We Age and What Happens
The effects of aging progress sequentially with the passage of time and collectively lead to a weakening of the body and a loss of acuity of the senses with a rising susceptibility to various diseases. If an individual plans to try to slow down or to stop aging, understanding the aging process is the first step.
The symptoms of human aging include an accumulation of abdominal fat, muscle wasting, a thickening of the skin with deep wrinkles present, poor sleep, cognitive problems like increased short term memory loss, mood changes (particularly increased depression), weakened bones (especially in women suffering from osteoporosis), decreased sexual drive and performance, and impaired heart and kidney function (for instance partial incontinence).
In addition, the hair thins and turns gray. We begin to have less energy and vigor, growing tired more easily. Brown spots on the skin sometimes called “liver spots” begin to appear. Vision and hearing become less acute and we become susceptible to any one of the diseases associated with aging including: Alzheimer’s, stroke, heart attack, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, Parkinson’s, arthritis, cataracts, glaucoma and deafness.
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