Ageing – the natural process

Tags: ageing, life style, diseases, free radicals, antioxidants

Everybody in this world  want to remain youthful always. But unfortunately as days pass, one gets older and changes take place both physically and mentally, On getting older many problems and diseases crop up. The diseases can be classified as life style diseases like blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol etc. Ageing is a natural process which affects the whole body. Since it is a natural process, it can’t be stopped altogether but can only  be slowed down to a certain extent. The rate of ageing will speed up on account of lack of exercise, improper food, lack of sleep and mental worry, By correcting the lifestyle, the rate of ageing can be slowed down considerably.

In old age skin loses its elasticity, eye sight gets weakened, muscles weaken, black hair turns to white, teeth get decayed and various other diseases increase. Heredity plays a very important role in ageing. Highly corrosive oxidising elements called free radicals attack our body. 

The main causes of free radicals are air pollution, strong sun light, cigarette smoking and absence of nutritious food. As  a remedial step, antioxidants should be taken which break down the free radicals. The main anti oxidants are vitamins - A, C and E and the mineral selenium.

The main effects of ageing are:

Increased chances for heart attack, arthritis , cancer

Impaired hearing, loss of teeth, cataract etc

Black hair turninng white

Poor sleep, irritability

Due to loss of calcium bones turn more brittle

As mentioned earlier, ageing is a natural  process which can’t be stopped but can be only slowed down by changing the life style.