Anti Aging

Growing older has its benefits, such as theprocess, they attack our DNA, cellular proteins, and lipid
accumulation of experience, knowledge, and wisdom.membranes.
However, old age also brings hair loss, wrinkled skin,Another reason for the increased numbers of free
joint pains, weight gain, physical and mental disabilities,radicals in our body is environmental factors, such as
sluggishness, and depression, which can make life farradiation, stress, pesticides, cigarettes, pollution, and
less enjoyable.fried foods. Free radicals are a major contributor to
The 'fountain of youth' and other such myths havedegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease,
been a reoccurring topic in literature since ancientcancer, and nervous system dysfunctions. Fortunately,
times. In our search for eternal youth and beauty, wewe have antioxidants, which are a natural means to
have waged and lost many wars on age. However,combat the effects of free radicals. Naturally produced
with each failure, we never lost hope. In our attempts,by our body, they control the damage caused by free
we have uncovered methods to delay and, to anradicals and help deactivate them.
extent, even reverse the aging process.Today, developments in science have given us the
There are many reasons for the onset ofweapons we need to fight the aging process. We no
degenerative diseases associated with aging. Most arelonger need to passively accept the inevitability of
caused by oxidative damage to cells, whichaging. Some techniques - such as a vegetarian diet,
accumulates with age. Free radicals are a by-productfasting, calorie restriction, cosmetic products, natural
of cellular metabolism, and are known for beingsupplements, and surgery - are well-established for
unstable. They circulate through our body looking fortheir benefits, and each has its own dedicated group
unpaired electrons to stabilize themselves. In theof followers.