The day we’re born, we begin our journey towards death. Every living organism on this earth is mortal. This is the way nature is. We’re born; we age; and we die.
Right from the birth of a baby, the aging process starts off. The body and mind undergo rapid growth and development – each stage of development is one step closer towards aging. The obvious signs of aging start to appear during adulthood (after the 20s). The process picks up speed during the middle age. It’s at its peak after the 50s.
The Landmark Age 20
Twenty years on the earth is a significant age. Before 20, you’re climbing the ladder of development. At 20, you’ve reached the peak, a stage where there can be no further development. This is the end of the path. Thereafter, (after 20, that is), you begin to climb down the ladder. Now commences the declining stage.
You Age Because…
• There is an exhaustion of hydrochloric acid as well as digestive enzymes in your stomach, thus, reducing your nutrient absorption capacity.
• The accumulation of toxins from the environment as well as food over the years leads to nutrient deficiency, contributing to aging.
• The metabolism rate of your body reduces, adding to physical weight and increasing lethargy. Therefore, it’s recommended to keep your body active, as you tend to become inactive at this stage.
• The lung capacity starts declining, thus, limiting the supply of oxygen to the various parts of your body. That’s why a conscious effort to breathe properly in the form of breathing exercises is recommended.
• There is a formation of free radicals in your body, which are responsible for aging. These free radicals damage your cells. Over the years, free radicals accumulate in your body, forming a chain reaction of damaging cells and producing more radicals, thus, making you old. And people think that they age with time. The reality is they age due to these free radicals. This explains the reason why some people look older than others while being the same age.
Do You Know?
Here are some facts about aging that nobody ever told you about.
• Aging is actually a progressive deficiency disease.
• After reproduction, you become disposable, literally! According to nature, living organisms are meant to be born, reproduce, and die. This is the real life cycle. But that doesn’t mean celibates don’t age. Sex or no sex, you ARE gonna age and die one day.
• Good posture can take years off your face! For example, constant leaning of the neck forwards leads to inferior breathing. This restricts oxygen supply to your body. Over the years, your bad posture disrupts fresh oxygen supply, making you look older.
• Arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, and other such degenerative diseases are not distinct illnesses. They are simply a reflection of the damage done to your cells by free radicals!
• The way you age depends on the way you have lived your life. All the good and bad habits of the past and present are responsible for the aging process.
• You can’t defy death. Nor can you completely stop the degeneration (aging) of the body. But, you can certainly slow down the process.
Anti-aging is nothing but meddling in the natural process of aging. You can do it to some extent by a healthy and careful lifestyle. Thanks to medical technology, you can now postpone your date with death. And thanks to anti-aging cosmetics, you can look as beautiful as a flower in full bloom, although you might be withering from inside!
So, if you’re 40 and wanna look like 30, it can be. You can slow down your biological clock, but can’t stop it. Death is inevitable.