The phrase “time is money” is no stranger to the American culture and if anyone could obtain eternal life or all the time in the world, they would subsequently become the richest human being alive. However, as we all know, eternal life is unobtainable. But, the thought of living just one day older has proven to be a booming business. “Have to spend money to make money” they say, and in this case, that is all too true. Currently, the anti-aging business has a compounded annual growth rate of 7.8% and is expected to stay consistent throughout 2019 making its projected worth USD 191.7 billion (Ghumare, 2015). There is no fountain of youth but scientists today are finding ways to slow the aging process down and potentially extend the human lifespan. Humans have sought out immortality for
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First, there is the most conservative theory known as the compressed morbidity theory. This theory isn’t about the “length” or “time” associated with the extension of life but rather addresses the process of postponing age-related illnesses, thus leading to longer active lives. Even though we are technically alive and breathing does that necessarily mean we are living? That is exactly what this theory strives to address, it is the science behind maintaining a youthful lifestyle and extending the capability of retaining a healthy, youthful lifestyle for as long as physically possible. Another anti-aging theory or approach is the decelerating aging process. This theory is exactly what it sounds like, the slowing or declining of the aging process. “Under this model, people would continue to move through the same stages of senescence (decline) as they age, but the process would take place against an elongated timescale, providing more years of vigorous life before the declines of old age (Aging,
First, there is the most conservative theory known as the compressed morbidity theory. This theory isn’t about the “length” or “time” associated with the extension of life but rather addresses the process of postponing age-related illnesses, thus leading to longer active lives. Even though we are technically alive and breathing does that necessarily mean we are living? That is exactly what this theory strives to address, it is the science behind maintaining a youthful lifestyle and extending the capability of retaining a healthy, youthful lifestyle for as long as physically possible. Another anti-aging theory or approach is the decelerating aging process. This theory is exactly what it sounds like, the slowing or declining of the aging process. “Under this model, people would continue to move through the same stages of senescence (decline) as they age, but the process would take place against an elongated timescale, providing more years of vigorous life before the declines of old age (Aging,