ANTI-AGING

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TYPICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF AGING PEOPLE?

With science finding ways to increase human longevity,

ever-greater numbers of older people will be trying to cope with

age-related complaints and enjoy not just a longer life, but a

healthier one.



As we age, our bodies naturally change and become more prone

to certain health problems.  From middle age on, most of us may

experience unpleasant alterations in our skin, eyesight and

hearing, teeth and digestion, which we associate with old age.

Loss of hair, memory and sex drive are expected, and feared,

signs of aging.



Worse, older people are far more likely than younger individuals

to develop such serious disorders as arthritis, osteoporosis,

hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), high blood pressure,

hernias, thyroid and kidney problems, diabetes, Parkinson's

disease and various forms of cancer. 

WHY SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT AGING?

Everyone should be concerned about how the aging process

affects them and their loved ones, including their older friends and

relatives and even their children - whose longevity and wellness

when they are older may depend to a great degree on how their

health is protected while they are young.



Your vulnerability to the various ailments associated with aging is

a product of the interplay between your individual characteristics

(your physical condition, genetic heritage, age, gender, marital

status and sexual preferences, even your occupation) and the

environment in which your body functions. That environment

includes your diet and lifestyle, what stresses your body is

exposed to - including smoking, excessive alcohol consumption,

drug usage, overexposure to sunlight and pollution, insufficient

exercise, emotional stress and untreated health problems.

That's why it is so important to take preventive measures to arrest

or even reverse the most devitalizing aspects of aging.  Anti-Aging

is really about taking steps to protect the quality of your life by

not allowing the aging process to take the life out of you - slowly

or, worse, suddenly.  Chiropractic can help you protect

yourself and the people you care about.

WHAT CAN CHIROPRACTIC DO?

Chiropractic philosophy and practice are ideally suited to helping

older people live longer and healthier lives.  Because chiropractors

are committed to health maintenance, preventing disease, and

promoting lifelong wellness, they can give members of the aging

population the health care they need for continued longevity and

an enhanced quality of life. 



You probably know of men and women in their seventies or

older who look, feel and act years, even decades, younger than

they are.  That's how we all want to be: as active and vital as

we've been in our thirties and forties.  Research has shown that

chiropractic treatment and guidance in nutrition and lifestyles

helps reduce your vulnerability to the damaging and debilitating

aspects of growing older.



Chiropractic enables you to remain active, permits your joints,

muscles, and nerves to function appropriately, free of pain that

could prevent you from remaining active, feeling fully alive and

more youthful, even as your age increases.