Introduction Throughout history, people have always been preoccupied with trying to slow down the process of aging. Women especially, have tried several methods to keep looking young. In ancient times this included applying oils, lotions, creams, exfoliation, and herbs. Now modern medicine allows for a wide range of procedures to be done to keep one looking youthful. All these methods only have a minute effect on the body, which is not enough to even slow or stop the process. However, the problem may lie in that none of these methods deal with the underlying physiological effects of the body. Reactive oxygen species, which are unpaired oxygen atoms, affect the process of aging by causing changes inside the body at a macro-molecular level.
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Aging in simple terms is the process of growing old. This process occurs over an organism’s whole lifespans to include all the changes both physiological and psychological. The course of aging is parabolic. For the first half of life it’s all about reaching maturity. Following fertilization, the fetus is constantly growing.
The fetus continuously grows inside the womb until it's mature enough for delivery. Following childbirth, the child grows at an exponential rate. Physically the child grows larger but mentally the child is able to form emotions, connections and thoughts. Milestones mark their growth and transitions from baby to toddler to preschoolers. Children learn to speak and walk in the first few years of life which is when they are at their primal learning age being able to absorb new information like a sponge. As they continue to grow older, they continue to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. The children now teens, go through puberty which evokes changes in the body. For boys they acquire hair everywhere, changes in voice and grow physically in certain areas. For girls, it’s quite different. While they also acquire hair and grow physically, girls at this stage begin what is known as the menstrual cycle. This cycle is what later in life allows them to contribute to the production of life by having
Aging in simple terms is the process of growing old. This process occurs over an organism’s whole lifespans to include all the changes both physiological and psychological. The course of aging is parabolic. For the first half of life it’s all about reaching maturity. Following fertilization, the fetus is constantly growing.
The fetus continuously grows inside the womb until it's mature enough for delivery. Following childbirth, the child grows at an exponential rate. Physically the child grows larger but mentally the child is able to form emotions, connections and thoughts. Milestones mark their growth and transitions from baby to toddler to preschoolers. Children learn to speak and walk in the first few years of life which is when they are at their primal learning age being able to absorb new information like a sponge. As they continue to grow older, they continue to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. The children now teens, go through puberty which evokes changes in the body. For boys they acquire hair everywhere, changes in voice and grow physically in certain areas. For girls, it’s quite different. While they also acquire hair and grow physically, girls at this stage begin what is known as the menstrual cycle. This cycle is what later in life allows them to contribute to the production of life by having