How do you slow down the aging process naturally?

The process of aging starts almost the second you take your first breath as a new born baby your body experiences constant change during the phases of development to adulthood. What may suprise you is that as early as young adolesence the body is already experience what are called senscence or beginning to age.

This means that body has already to start to function less effectively.The body makes these changes on it's own which at this stage most people will hardly notice but are the first indicators of the body starting to slowly age.

The musculoskeletal system is the first area that most age related diseases and illnesses start. For this reason once, a person turns 35 years of age regardless of their activities, athletic nature, they become more likely to be effected by aging. Still it is possible to reduce such age related diseases and ilnesses by avoiding injuries to the muscles and joints, and living a healthy life.

This can be achieved by where possible preventing accidental damage, abuse such as drinking or taking drugs to excess and also smoking. Your health can be improved by increased levels of exercise, healthy eating adopting a positive outlook on life and hanging aound with positive people.

Regular medical check ups can have their benefits also. When discussing your health with your medical practitioner make sure that he is fully appraised of all the facts including any know family history of illness and disease especially any that family members may have suffered in old age.

Part of the body starting to age will be the effectiveness of the eyes and other sensory organs. Around 35 -40 it is quite common for you to notice that your close up vision is not as good as it once was and you may require assistance to read close up. This is a condition known as presbyopia.

We should not be shocked at the number of people under 35 who need to wear aids for their vision either contact lenses (the choice of many) and glasses. By the time you get to age 40 there is around a one in five chance you will be wearing glasses or contact lenses. Currently around 90 million people over 40 suffer from presbyopia in the US today. A figure which is increasing year on year.

On top failing eye sight you might also experience some hearing loss. Although not that common some people may even be deaf by age 40 and most notice some partial hearing loss. This is a condition know as presbycusis which is directly related to aging. One effect of this condition might be certain sounds become in audible or sound harsh or just to loud.

Previously you might have enjoyed a good rock concert but now you find the sound you once loved too much for your ears to cope with. Or if one time you'd visit a night club and your ears used to ring when you left but then stop in a few minutes but now you find it takes several hours. You might even find conversations hard to listen to especially if there is a lot of background noise.

Since the hearing becomes weaker,you will hear speech patterns differently. For instance, the use of K may sound distorted, which affects your understanding. In other words, a older person with hearing weakness may hear the CH in a word, such as Chute Up, and think that someone is telling them to shut-up.

The CH sounds different. It is possible to help people with hearing problems or partial deafness in a number of ways by using hearing aids or other assistive listening devices. In addition it helps to face the person you are talking to and maybe use body language or hand gestures to assist in any explanation or conversation. Also speak clearly and more slowly.

Of course age related reduction in function is just part of healthy aging, but sadly in todays modern world there are also many signs of unhealthy aging. Lets for example look at the possibility of contracting cancer as smoker or maybe even working in a smoky environment and been exposed to passive smoking that is not how nature was designed to work.

During maturity and the body starts aging it is common for weight changes to occur (this is more prevalent in families with history of obesity and being overweight). The body produces up to 30% more fat and converts food to energy less effectively at around the age of 40. In addition wrinkles and other signs of aging start to become more noticable.