On the way to eternal youth?
The English term anti-aging literally means 'not aging' and stands for a growing movement that focuses on growing old as vitally as possible. Vitality is not only understood as a body and mind that are free of diseases, but it is about a body that is full of energy and strength and a mind that is still razor-sharp and clear. The anti-aging movement focuses not only on a good lifestyle and healthy food, but also on supporting the body through supplements. While in Western Europe and the United States we have long focused mainly on combating wrinkles and other external signs of aging, in Asia they have a completely different approach, which fortunately is also increasingly becoming the norm in the West. For example, the traditional Chinese view of growing old vitally revolves around creating balance in life. This is done from a young age, in order to be able to maintain and continue the vitality and life energy from these young years.
What happens to us as we age?
The aging process is a complex process that progresses differently for each person. The aging process begins in our twenties and peaks around the age of thirties, when our muscle mass, bone density, and cardiovascular capacity are at their highest. Signs of aging, such as gray hair, wrinkled skin, stiff joints, reduced skeletal strength, deteriorating vision, weak muscles, and slower recovery after exercise, first occur in most people between the ages of 35 and 45. In women, menopause is an important sign that they are approaching old age. Biological aging is a result of gradual changes and continuous damage to the DNA, which causes more and more damage to accumulate in the DNA, cell death, and ultimately the body to age.
Philosophy of growing old
Growing older and living your life are inextricably linked. According to the unshakable laws of thermodynamics, and in particular the law of entropy, everything is constantly in the process of falling into chaos. Our well-ordered body therefore requires enormous amounts of energy to maintain that order, but ultimately we too are not resistant to the ravages of time. Yet humanity does not age as such, since our egg cells know the secret recipe to turn an old cell into a completely new cell. Strange, isn't it? Some scientists therefore argue that ageing is not an inevitable fate or a race against entropy, but that it is a combatable disease. They base themselves on this property of the body to be able to produce a new, young and healthy fertilized egg cell, against all laws. If we can understand these mechanisms better and map them out further, so the idea is, we may be able to stimulate them. However, is it a good thing to concern ourselves with the question of whether we can counteract ageing? Perhaps we should ask ourselves whether aging also means a reduction in the quality of our lives and concern ourselves with making the aging process as smooth and pleasant as possible. This inevitably involves the question of when we should stop combating the side effects of aging. A complicated question that has far-reaching ethical consequences in any case. The fact is that we are getting older, but in what way we are getting older and how many side effects we can counteract or reduce, that is still a question for the future.
The secret to fit and healthy aging
Nowadays, seniors are a lot more vital than they were half a century ago. Where you used to really start getting old around the age of 65, you now see that people of 70 or even 75 are still radiant and energetic. The average life expectancy has even more than doubled in the last century. What is the secret of these vital seniors? The most important difference with half a century ago is that there is increasing attention for a healthy lifestyle. This means not only paying attention to what you eat, but also ensuring sufficient exercise, rest and relaxation. It contributes to seniors staying fit for longer, which means they continue to exercise more and are vital for longer; the circle is complete. Moreover, medical science has also made a lot of progress, which means that diseases and ailments are detected and treated earlier. What also helps is giving your life a useful and meaningful purpose, especially from the moment you stop working. By continuing to do business, staying positive and doing what you like, you maintain your vitality and vitality. Finally, it is important to continue to challenge both your body and your mind. Exercise in moderation or work in the garden, do puzzles and games or learn a new language. This way you keep your mental and physical condition up to par!
High-quality anti-aging supplements
As humans, we have been fascinated for centuries by the possibility of slowing down our aging process by ourselves. In the Stone Age, a person lived an average of 20 years, in the Renaissance 33 years and in the year 1900 only 47 years. The pursuit of a longer life has also always been an important subject of great thinkers, including philosophers such as René Descartes and Francis Bacon. Today, many companies and scientists are still eagerly working on the subject. Supplementation of essential and non-essential nutrients to slow down or even counteract the aging process has become a major area of research. Vitamin C and E, zinc, quercetin, Coenzyme Q10 and resveratrol are commonly used nutrients in anti-aging supplements, for example because they have an antioxidant effect and help protect healthy cells and tissues, support the immune system or have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels. Popular anti-aging supplements in the Ergomax range include MitoQ® - Mitoquinol Mesylate from MitoQ and Resveratrol & Red Wine Extract - ResVinol-25® from Doctor's Best.
