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What Causes Us To AgeKim Beardsmore Science has made stunning discoveries in this area of human interest, its something we all want to know - can we slow down the process of ageing, can we live longer, if so, how Its a highly technical subject, too detailed to look at in-depth within this article. But, we can give you some powerful pointers to help slow down the ageing process and increase your chances of a healthier old age. What determines your biological age Our parents precondition us from a young age to believe that well live to a certain age. We walk around with a particular notion in our subconscious that we have a pre-defined lifespan of between 60-90 years. But there is no definitive speed at which a person should gracefully age because we are all so different. Some people seem to look and act eternally young - ageless, wrinkleless! Others, less fortunate, look old beyond their years. Our bodys biological age is a reflection of our physical, mental and spiritual journey through life. In perfect conditions, our bodies can survive to an age of 125 years! Look at the two very different lists below, the potential for ageing becomes quite obvious when you compare such a stark difference in lifestyle. The first person has all the attributes to significantly slow down the ageing process and live to a ripe old age with good health. Lifestyle characteristics that promote longevity:
If your life reflects these characteristics then you have adopted the attributes which significantly slow down the ageing process and increase your chances of living to a ripe old age with good health. Lifestyle characteristics that do not promote longevity:
If this list is more like you then you may be ageing fast! Time to take action and make some changes if you want to improve the quality of your latter years. It may be a daunting task to make lifestyle changes, however, by taking things one step at a time and being consistent in developing new lifestyle habits - you will notice the difference in time, and your body, friends and family will thank you. -- You are free to publish this article in its entirety, without changes as long as the Copyright and Authors Bio, remain in place and the URLs and links remain intact and working.
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