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The Low-Down on Aging
It is possible to think of aging as something inevitable. It happens to us
all and is completely beyond our control, so we might as well just focus on
learning to accept it. To some extent, this is true. The aging process appears
to be inevitable (for now) on the cellular level, connected to the shortening of
telomeres on our DNA over successive cellular division/reproductions. However,
there are some things you might do to slow or speed up the process.
Anti-aging treatments—particularly the top-of-the-line
product regimens—can seem too intimidating and expensive for the average person.
Unless you have sufficient funds (and, in the opinion of some, desperation),
taking action to manage your aging might not look practical. Is rejuvenation
only for the obscenely wealthy? Not necessarily.
If you are not insistent on quick fixes, and are willing to re-examine your
overall lifestyle, you can actually do a lot to slow your aging process. A study
recently concluded in the United Kingdom suggests that many people can make
affordable, feasible life changes to keep the aging process to its normal
rate—or even a bit slower.
This study took place over two decades and followed over three hundred
individuals, examining the effect of certain healthy/unhealthy habits on their
aging.
It must be understood that the conductors of the study were rather lenient in
their definitions of healthy diet and sufficient exercise. For instance, only
two and a half hours of activity per week is enough to qualify you for inclusion
in the group of people who get enough exercise. As for healthy eating, there is
no need for you to suddenly become vegan or make sure everything you eat is
organic. A convenient, affordable diet can still be considered healthy—with
three vegetables or fruits per day. Simply having a carrot can count as one
serving.
As for the other two habits, they had more to do with avoiding unhealthiness.
They could be said to be negative rather than positive: avoiding smoking and
drinking. Again, however, the delineations between healthy and unhealthy are not
that strict. Men can take three alcoholic drinks a day, and women can take two,
and still be considered to have more or less moderate drinking habits. (The
difference in standards between the two genders is not evidence of sexism. It is
simply a biological fact that most women’s bodies are more affected by the same
amount of alcohol as compared to male bodies.)
As time passed, evidence began to mount that choosing one type of habit
(smoking/not smoking, drinking a lot/drinking a little, eating healthily/eating
junk, and exercising/not exercising) made a big difference in subjects’ lives.
Actually, in the course of the study, several of the subjects died. Of course,
it turned out that the ones with unhealthier habits were disproportionately more
likely to not have survived the study.
Of course, life expectancy alone was not the only factor affected by people’s
habits. The study’s results suggested that your appearance and overall health
were affected, as well. For instance, if your habits are not good for you, you
can end up looking several years (even up to a dozen, actually) older than
people your age whose lifestyles are similar to yours in most other respects.
Most of the people examined in this study had very “average” lives in terms of
income, stress, and work requirements. Even so, within those delineations,
certain choices could still be made that constituted a huge difference in their
lives. In other words, you can choose to be much healthier (or unhealthier)
without necessarily changing your budget very much. For example, the money you
can save by giving up smoking and excessive drinking can be “re-invested” in a
healthier diet and an exercise regimen. This is only speaking of the money you
save directly. If you take into account the cash you end up not spending on huge
health expenses (particularly given the state of health care reform in many
countries), giving up these habits is definitely a bargain.
Proper diet—particularly the intake of the vitamins in fruits and vegetables—is
associated with more vibrant, younger-looking skin. Along with sufficient
exercise, eating right can also give you more energy. Despite inevitable signs
of wear and tear, simply having more vitality can make you seem younger—even as
compared to someone who might have used fillers or surgery to improve their
appearance.
Alcohol and tobacco are so often cited as being generally unhealthy, without an
explanation being given as to exactly what they do to damage and age the body.
We will give brief explanations here.
Smoking introduces chemicals such as carbon monoxide and nicotine into the body.
These encourage the body to produce a particular enzyme whose job it is to break
down collagen fibers in the skin. The breakdown of these fibers causes skin to
look older and less firm over time, and having too much of the enzyme only
quickens the process. Furthermore, smoking stops your body from making the most
of antioxidants such as Vitamin A. This is quite the pity, since antioxidants
prevent free radicals in the environment from binding to and reacting with your
cells. Unfortunately, free radicals can accelerate aging, and even facilitate
the occurrence of cancer. Smokers with a family history of cancer and habitual
exposure to carcinogens should rethink their habits.
Alcohol, on the other hand, not only dries out your skin but (like cigarettes)
damages your body on a cellular level. Alcohol acts on the protective telomeres
at the ends of your DNA strands. Shorter, weaker telomeres speed up the
breakdown of your DNA, a process associated with aging. Evidence was found to
support this case in a separate study from the one mentioned above.
Of course, do not expect these changes to turn back the clock for you a la
Benjamin Button—not that a lot of people would want such a situation, which, as
the film showed, has its major drawbacks. However, with consistent practice and
realistic expectations, you could be amazed at the wonders a few adjustments can
produce. You do not have to change your live completely in order to completely
change your life.
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Alleyne, Richard. “Drinking accelerates ageing of cells.” Telegraph.co.uk. 21Apr
2010. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 01 May 2010. <
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7614691/Drinking-accelerates-ageing-of-cells.html>.
“Smoking and skin aging.” Simply Anti Aging. [No date.] Lifestyle Theme by Brian
Gardner. 03 May 2010.
<http://www.simplyantiaging.com/820/smoking-and-skin-aging>.
Tanner, Lindsey. “Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests.”
Yahoo!Health. 26 Apr 2010. Yahoo! Inc. 01 May 2010.
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