In Western societies the process of aging is seen as a bad thing to happen, and most people do not respect their elders like other parts of the world. Alice Waters states, "I have been many different places around the world where getting older is something you look forward to. You have an opportunity to be someone who is respected, someone who is contributing to life in a very important way." If you take care of your body throughout life, then in old age you have a better chance to be able to care for yourself better. Living longer means you gain more knowledge, you can spend longer time with your family, etc. With the stigma older people face in Western societies it can also be hard.…
The scientific definition of aging is the deterioration over time resulting in physiological changes. Many evolutionary biologists believe that aging has nothing to do with genetics (Arking). Once, an animal serves its purpose it is able to die off. The purpose being to produce and raise offspring (Gilbert). This happens with many organisms like moths and salmon.…
According to Jane Flower and Mark Kunik Physical factors play a very important role in aging successfully. Accordingly to Jane Flower and Mark Kunik, an individual’s physical health before his/her age of 50 helps in determining the individual’s aging well. An individual’s choice of living such as smoking, drinking, and indulging in other substance abuse can predict his/ her successful/ unsuccessful aging. A person should exercise, have a healthy body mass index, and restrain oneself from indulging in to habits of smoking, drinking, or taking drugs.…
Systemic Telomere Length and Aging Telomeres represent essential structure for genome stability, since their role is to protect the extremities of linear chromosomes from degradation and recombination. Furthermore, they also participate in the nuclear architecture, as well as in the meiosis-specific genome recombination and reorganization. Telomere length is the result of the equilibrium between shortening and lengthening mechanisms, and in many different organisms there is a decrease in lenght with increasing age. This suggests that the activity of the enzyme telomerase (which is a specialized reverse transcriptaze) is limiting, even in stem cell compartments.…
As we age, our bodies begin to break down. It’s comparable to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: the universe always tends to move towards disorder. We come fresh out of the womb in condensed little bodies and grow until we reach our genetic capacity. When we die, our bodies rot in the ground while worms eat away at our insides. Our small little bodies grow into worm food: disorder.…
There are many things that come with aging. Some people say they become wiser with age, or that they are looking forward to retirement. If a person does not take care of themselves then getting older could also come with a ton of health issues. One of the most common health issues that a person getting older can face is high cholesterol. Eating too much red meat, fried foods, or fatty foods can cause a person to have high cholesterol.…
The Older Americans Act (OAA) was enacted by congress in 1965 and was signed into law by former President Lynden Johnson. OAA generated the groundwork to coordinate and provide community-based services and supports for older adults and their families. Its mission is extensive: “to help older people maintain maximum independence in their homes and communities and to promote a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly” (nhpf, 2012). Aging is an uncontrollable process in life. It is defined as the process of getting old and the population that is affected is those who are 65 and older.…
With nearly any new medical advancement there are going to be those who support and others who oppose the new ideas. According to some, there is no apparent reason for why the body and minds of humans begin to deteriorate. There is also no explaining why the current human lifespan is often said to be within the 110 year range and varies drastically depending on the species of animal. If there is no necessary reason for the current, limited lifespan, then why should we not try and lengthen it? Since ancient times in Greece, tales of a “fountain of youth” have circulated and as science continues to grow exponentially each year, we have grown closer and closer to reaching the goal of possible immortality.…
Most criminologists have come to an agreement that as an individual age, the correlation to crime activity declines (Siegel, 52). Age and crime connection has been greatly studied and connected with various aspects from home life, health, hormones, diet, mental disorders and other environmental factors. However, it is known that the older one gets, the less crime they commit. Take for instance, health, as a person ages, their health declines. Take myself as an example.…
Some older population have doubt that Canadian medical system will able to give proper treatments to the people and few people do have money to afford medical treatments when they will retired. This situation is about the whole Canadian population not only for the older people. Many people are living their worst life…
Our entrance into this world is not an episodic memory. The only things any of us knows about the day we came into this world are what we have been told by others. Many people have repeatedly told me that if at all possible I should not get old. As I have watched others, dear friends and loved ones, grow older they talk not only about the symptoms of their bodies state of deteriorating and becoming a burden but also there is a fear of our psychological state as we age. The importance is in how to care for the aging individual and how give them the best care we possibly can.…
Older adults are stigmatized as not able to be sexually or romantically involved. This is far from the truth and is a misconception that needs to change. According to Stein “While the frequency or ability to perform sexually will generally decline modestly as seniors experience the normal physiological changes that accompany aging, reports show that the majority of men and women between the ages of 50 and 80 are still enthusiastic about sex and intimacy.” (p.1). I think that older adult’s sex life should not be defined by age.…
Summary Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, whose symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years depending on age of onset and the presence of other health conditions. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Context of the Problem Research funding remains inadequate, and the pervasiveness of the Alzheimer’s, is widely misunderstood. Alzheimer's currently costs the United States some $214 billion annually, according to federal government estimates. Care of the victims will cost Medicare and Medicaid $150 billion in the current fiscal year; the remaining costs will fall largely on patients and their families.…
A lot of health issues are being brought on by the foods we are eating. The older generation’s bodies are breaking down and they cannot consume the food. Especially with the way, the food is being prepared and now everything is being processed. Another misconception is being lonely, it is funny that this was mentioned because; I grew up around an older generation.…
Wrinkles. Gray hair. Memory hiccups. All “symptoms” of becoming wise, and old. Aging is often referred to as a disease.…