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Coping With AgingThe aging process has already started before we are born. Aging is just another process in the cycle of life but it does include many physical aging changes and social aging changes. Aging has many possible outcomes, some positive and some negative. Aging is an active process that requires the force of life, and is scary for everyone. No one wants to be thought of as old, weak, and unattractive.
The aging process will be obvious as signs of wear and tear start showing, although aging does not proceed at a uniform rate all over the body. Aging is also associated with a deterioration of cognitive function including a decrease in the ability to process and store new information. Processes that might negatively affect cognitive function during aging are manifold. Aging is not all loss and decline inevitably leading to sadness/depression. It does happen to some, but not to all.
Signs of aging:
Humans do inevitably grow old, which is probably why it seems so unlikely to us that other forms of life could escape aging. Aging happens to us, despite the fact that we have many clever self-repair mechanisms, because those self-repair mechanisms are not perfect.
Aging is due to a complex set of causes, and C. Elegans have a genetic important trigger, living 20 days. Aging is an active mechanism that has been under selection because it works well. Aging is a horror, but it isn’t supernatural. It is the result of physical processes operating on the biological systems of our bodies.
The aging process depends on a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. Recognizing that every individual has his or her own unique genetic makeup and environment, which interact with each other, helps us understand why the aging process can occur at such different rates in different people. Also, herbal remedies have been used to lessen the onslaught of the aging process.
Scientific studies have shown that repeated ultraviolet (UV) exposure breaks down collagen and impairs the synthesis of new collagen. Sun-weakened skin discontinues to spring back much earlier than skin protected from UV rays.
The aging process has proven to be amenable to scientific research. Through the use of populations of model organisms, scientists have been able to describe the life span and aging rate of those organisms, and to test hypotheses about processes that might influence aging. There is no single anti-aging treatment available, as aging affects all parts of the body. Instead, several different herbal remedies are required for the treatment of the various areas of the body.
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