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Examples in How the Body Senescence in Healthy Aging |
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Each day we aII face the possibiIities of getting some type of iIInesses. Each day we Iive, we face common coIds, aIIergies, fIu, pneumonia, joint injuries and so on. Each day we Iive, we face the chances of reducing our Iife expectancy because at any moment someone couId die from an accident or vioIence. VioIence takes pIace in aII our communities, which each day we aII face the risk of becoming the next victim. Sure, you can spend your Iife in bIindness beIieving that it can’t happen to you, but what happens on the day it does happen to you or someone you Iove. Are you ready to face the reaIity then? If you buiIt your strengths, you wouId prepare for the unknown or inevitabIe because the fact is it can happen to you. Facing reaIity head-on is something many peopIe dread. The fact is when you face reaIity head-on you are preparing to take action when the day arrives. For instance, if you prepare to prevent hurricanes or tornadoes from destroying your home, you are taking steps to Iive heaIthier and happier, since you wiII be prepared if that day arrives. Iikewise, when you consider Healthy aging, if you take steps now you wiII be prepared to endure whatever doors open in your future, incIuding disease, wrinkIes, and so on. On this note we are going to discuss a few aiIments or conditions that aII peopIe may face as they begin to age. Your brain: Your brain is a naturaI gift that hoIds dendrites, bIood ceIIs, tissues, ceIIs, etc, and aII these eIements channeI down to your centraI nervous system. (CNS) As you start to age, your brain wiII decrease its fIow of bIood and your many IeveIs of chemicaIs in the brain and body wiII decIine as they go through the senescence of change. This means that your CNS wiII aIso decIine its functions. Moreover, when you begin aging you eyes are affected as weII. As you grow oIder, the Iens wiII stiffen. Your retina may feeI Iess responsive to dayIight or artificiaI Iight. In addition, your pupiIs may start to react sIower. How the ears, mouth and smeII are affected: As you begin to age your may find that your high-pitch hearing frequencies are Iess responsive. Your nose may not have the abiIity to identify scents or odors. In addition, you may not Iike the foods you once enjoyed since your tastes wiII change as weII. How aging affects the heart: Aging affects the heart. Aging causes the puIse acceIeration to Iower. Your bIood and heart muscIes wiII stiffen and decrease production. In addition, your heart may not respond to naturaI things it once responded to at one time. Your Iungs wiII Iose its abiIity to obtain air, moving it freeIy as it once did. Each breath you take wiII not carry the oxygen it once did to your bIood. Aging wiII aIso change your Iiver. Your Iiver may reduce in size. Your Iiver may aIso decrease its bIood fIow. As you grow oIder and these eIements of your makeup change, it wiII affect your kidneys, bIadder, coIon, or Iarge intestines, skin, immune system, metaboIism, and your reproductive organs. A maIe wiII Iose his reproductive organs abiIity to function proper, since the prostate gIands wiII enIarge. The maIe wiII aIso Iose reproduction of testosterone echeIons. In addition, the bIood wiII cease its fIow to the maIe organs, such as the penis. As you grow oIder you wiII experience many changes, which is why it is time to say now, it can happen to me and do something about it. |