What Causes the Aging Process?

="body">age. For example, I don't know of a Buddhist Monk
We all have to age. It's a fact of life. No one getsthat looks old. This is because they meditate daily.
out of it. Each year we get a older, chronologicallyMeditation has been scientifically proven to increase
speaking. But have you ever met a 50 year oldDHEA levels. The study was partly conducted by
person and thought they were really young? AndDeepak Chopra where in older adults, daily practice
have you met another person of the same age andof meditation, increased their DHEA levels. In clinical
thought they were really old? What is the secret topractice, I have found that people who see an
staying young?acupuncturist for increasing calmness over a period of
Mr. Bill Anton says that it is not our cells that age us,3 months can improve DHEA levels significantly. So if
but a decline in our hormones. It is only natural thatthe thought of meditation doesn't seem practical in
our hormones decrease with age. For example, weyour life, try some acupuncture.
don't need the same amount of growth hormoneOther things that will help to keep your hormones
(the hormone that makes us grow) when we are 80healthy are eating enough good fat in your diet. Did
years old as when we are a teenager. If we wereyou know that your hormones are made from
still growing at 80, we would be a giant!cholesterol? If you are on cholesterol lowering
Hormones are chemicals in our body that lock ontomedications long term, then you might want to get
cells and make reactions happen. For example, theyour healthcare professional to check that your
hormone estrogen might come along and lock onto ahormones haven't depleted. If you don't get enough
cell and cause it to grow part of the uterus lining.cholesterol in your diet, then your liver makes
When we don't make the same quantities of thesecholesterol.
hormones, then these reactions start to decline.Eating lots of fresh, organic fruit, vegetables, nuts,
What can we do, to keep the hormones that weseeds, legumes, fish and meat is really important to
have healthy?slow down the aging process. The nutrients that are
We do need to look after our hormones. It is knownin these foods help to make our body work better
amongst the natural healthcare industry that womenby providing anti-oxidants that help to reduce the
who don't have as much stress in their life, tend toaging process. Anti- oxidants stop the "wrinkles" on
cope with menopause a lot easier than women whothe inside of your body, thus making you healthier
are stressed.and help stop you from getting sick.
Stress depletes our hormones at a much faster rateState of Mind
than our natural timeline. Stress decreases a numberWe are currently in an age of Gen Y and technology.
of hormones. One is called progesterone, and whenFor older generations, it sometimes seems
this is depleted, it can cause period pain, menstrualoverwhelming and all too hard to know where to
cramps and other nasty female hormone issues.start in keeping up with the latest gadgets. But
Herbal and nutritional medicine can repletekeeping your mind young is the key to decreasing
progesterone levels and have you feeling fantasticthe aging process. Being excited to learn new things
again!and being happy within ourselves is the real key to
The other hormone which is depleted is called DHEA.living life young. "What we think about most, we
DHEA is our anti-aging hormone. Have you ever seencreate".
someone go through a very stressful situation andSo will you age? Yes. However, there are things that
they have "Aged 10 years". Unfortunately, unlike redyou can do in your daily life that will help to slow
wine, it isn't a compliment. They age quickly becausedown the aging process so that you life a long,
their DHEA levels lower. On the other side of thehealthy and happy life.
coin, spiritual leaders often look very young for their