| Why do we age? Currently, there are seven | | | | to your cells. When this happens, our entire |
| theories on the aging process. Actually, we | | | | body ages more quickly. Cardiovascular |
| do not have a good scientific explanation for | | | | disease is the leading killer of adult |
| aging. We just know that our bodies were | | | | Americans that claim 40% of us and seriously |
| designed to grow old. There are seven major | | | | effecting more than half of us.Genetic |
| theories about why we age. All of them have | | | | controls in your cells protect your cells |
| some credibility.The first is that our genes | | | | from becoming cancerous. When these cellular |
| program ourselves to divide a certain number | | | | controls slip you have total body wide |
| of times and once this division has reached | | | | systems that help control any pre-cancerous |
| the maximum number our bodies will begin to | | | | cells that develop. This is your immune |
| fail. This is the Telomar Theory. These are | | | | system. Many types of arthritis are good |
| genetic elements that are controlling the | | | | examples of a break down in the immune |
| number of allowable cell divisions.The second | | | | system.How you react to environment |
| is the general degradation of the | | | | biologically, psychologically, and socially |
| neuroendocrine system. The neurological and | | | | all have to do with how young you stay. |
| hormonal systems that regulate the body | | | | Living and working in a hazardous environment |
| finally wear out and make us susceptible to a | | | | obviously has a negative effect upon your |
| host of diseases.The third is that our body | | | | health. While maintaining increased mental |
| builds up so many toxins and other waste | | | | activity, becoming a life long learner, and |
| products that our systems begin to shut down. | | | | maintaining close personal relationships with |
| This toxic waste build up can even affect the | | | | a few people and having several other good |
| structure of our genes.The fourth is the wear | | | | friends that are not so close but where you |
| and tear theory that living itself causes our | | | | can laugh, have fun and enjoy life. |
| joints and body parts to wear out.The fifth | | | | Developing some passionate life producing |
| theory is the free radical damage of aging. | | | | interests keeps one young.Why Do We Age? | |
| The body builds up free radical oxidants that | | | | Men and WomenMen reach their peak of |
| damage our organs and our DNA causing us to | | | | performance curve in their late twenties and |
| age quickly.The sixth theory is the glucose | | | | women in their mid thirties. Our bodies are |
| toxicity theory, which also has to do with | | | | fully matured, we are strongest and at our |
| waste build up, and the poor utilization and | | | | most mentally acute then. Somewhere between |
| control of glucose within our physiological | | | | 28 and 36 years of age most people reach a |
| system.The seventh theory of aging derives | | | | turning point, a transition from growing into |
| from the law of entropy that means that in | | | | an aging process. Most people experience |
| the universal there is continual movement | | | | significant backaches between the age of 28 |
| from order to disorder and that in our bodies | | | | and 36 in my practice. When they reach that |
| this movement is marked by aging.Why Do We | | | | turning point and their ability to |
| Age? | What Gets OldSo what part of our body | | | | compensate, musculoskeletal and |
| ages? Aging happens in particulars, our | | | | physiologically it starts to turn. This can |
| arteries get clogged, our joints flare up | | | | be quite momentous event for men and women, |
| with arthritis, our parts start to slow down | | | | for the first time in their life that they |
| and wear out, and we do not heal as quickly | | | | are really suffering.Statistically, our |
| as we used to.Scientists have found that we | | | | physiological function and cognitive ability |
| all have certain genes in our make up that we | | | | performance declines as we age. Each |
| are born with and today we cannot change, | | | | biological function decreases 3% to 6% per |
| yet, but how we age is primarily up to us. | | | | decade after age 35. But the good news is |
| Our environment, our tendencies, our | | | | certain functions such as mental acuity and |
| activities, and our interactions are what | | | | IQ have some people show almost no decline or |
| matters. As a matter of fact, our inherited | | | | even improve as they progress from 35 to 75 |
| genetics account for less than 30% of all | | | | years old.You may wish to take the online |
| aging effects and the importance of genetic | | | | questionnaire at to determine what your real |
| inheritance matters less and less as we age. | | | | age is according to their approach. The |
| By the age of 80, behavioral choices account | | | | resulting age you will get there is based on |
| almost entirely for your overall health and | | | | epidemiological research.Dr. Feely is an |
| longevity.Some people are biologically | | | | Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon, board |
| predisposed to early onset of arterial aging. | | | | certified in Family Practice, Osteopathic |
| They have inherited a tendency toward high | | | | Manipulative Medicine, Acupuncture, |
| blood pressure, high cholesterol, and weight | | | | Disability Evaluation, Independent Medical |
| gaining. While other people are culturally | | | | Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Utilization |
| predisposed to the disease because they are | | | | Review. He has a special interest in the use |
| far more likely to develop bad eating habits, | | | | of Osteopathic manipulation and acupuncture |
| high in saturated fat, that will accelerate | | | | for migraine headeaches, back pain and |
| the aging process within the artery. Many say | | | | myofascial pain disorders. His site, offers |
| you are as old as your arteries. When your | | | | information to help you pass your NCCAOM or |
| arteries become clogged, they diminish the | | | | California Traditional Chinese Oriental |
| amount of oxygen and nutrients that can get | | | | Medicine acupuncture board exams (tcm tests). |