When does old age begin? According to Dr. Edmund Chein, head of the Life Extension Institute in Palm Springs, California, it begins when you are in your 20s. However, he has discovered that bioidentical hormone therapy can stop and possibly even reverse the aging process. Here, he discusses when old age begins.
The human aging process takes each and every one of us on an incredible – and sometimes disturbing – journey. You begin the journey in your mid-20s with a young, powerful, and flexible body. You can hardly imagine being in any other state than youth.
Young Becomes Old
But over time, this once beautiful and young body slowly loses muscle mass and accumulates fat. Your skin becomes thinner, begins to sag, and develops age spots and wrinkles. Your hair turns gray and starts to fall out.
At the end of your journey, you are the same person, but you are traveling in a completely different body. Your body continues to change each year, increasing your chances of death.
Old Age Begins Early
Old age can begin as early as the late 20s. That means that your telomere, that portion of human DNA that controls life span in cells, starts getting short in your late 20s.
You can check it, you can measure it by sending your blood off to a lab where it can be measured to get an accurate representation of how you are aging. The length of the telomere will tell how old you are biologically.
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