Before talking about “anti aging” let’s see why we need to put “anti” before ”aging” .

What Is Aging?

It’s the weakening of the natural physical and mental faculties caused by cell degradation over time. It is a continuous process from the beginning of existence and common to all beings. He looks all body structures: molecules, cells, tissues and specialized organs.

Mechanism

Physical degradation is probably caused by genetic factors and is influenced by external factors.

There are two theoretical approaches:

1. The “stochastic” theories admit as a principle that the mechanism of aging may be related to hazard. These theories can be distinguished: the shares theory (each body would have at birth a stock of power and die when it is exhausted), the theory of free radicals (aging is caused by the harmful effects of free radicals, toxic substances produced by normal cellular metabolism), the theory of “catastrophic errors” (which explains aging as an accumulation of errors in protein synthesis, ending with cell death) and the theory of biological clocks (based on the idea of aging organs under hormonal or immune system control  ). However, until now, none of these theories has been confirmed.
2. Genetic theories admit the existence of longevity genes conditioning the maximum duration of life for a given species (120 years for humans). Although recently where identified two genes of longevity, the genetic profile of human longevity is still far from being defined: mechanisms and consequences of biological degradation remain mostly mysterious.

Anti aging concept and practices

Besides hormonal treatment of menopause , which acts effectively on aged bones, aging is a process that can not be stopped: no use of substances that trap free radicals (vitamin E, especially), or taking vitamins and trace elements , no exercise or low-calorie diet has been proven absolutely effective. Prevention should start as early as possible.

Best anti aging therapy is living healthy

hormone replacement therapy – rarefied bone (osteoporosis), which emphasizes following discontinuation of hormonal secretions by the ovaries after menopause is very common in older women. However, it can be treated by administration of replacement hormones. Contraindications of this treatment are mostly personal or family history of breast cancer or and genitals cancer, to a lesser extent, other diseases as a uterine fibroid or diabetes (in this case treatment was undertaken when it is considered possible by the treating physician provided a strict medical supervision). This treatment is also beneficial for skin, nails, hair, and prevents vaginal atrophy . It is recommended to be made ​​at the beginning of menopause, the benefits of a late treatment are in debate.

Anti aging consists, above all, in correcting known risk factors that accelerate physical degradation by:  knowing how to defend yourself from stress, limit alcohol and tobacco, avoiding excessive exposure to solar radiation , etc..