Aging Treatment

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Aging treatments tends to focus not on ways to slow the aging process, but on treating diseases of aging or other signs of the aging process as they arise. For the most part, the only preventive measure recommended is the annual physical examination to look for developing problems so that they may be treated early.

Aging is unavoidable, but major physical impairment is not. People can lead a healthy, disability-free life well through their later years. A well established support system of family, friends, and health care providers, together with focus on good nutrition and lifestyle habits and good stress management, can prevent disease and lessen the impact of chronic conditions.

For the most part, doctors prescribe medications to control the symptoms and diseases of aging. More women than men use these medications. The most common drugs used by the elderly are painkillers, diuretics or water pills, sedatives, cardiac drugs, antibiotics, and mental health drugs. (A few of those anti-aging drugs are Procaine, Deanol, Deprenyl, Levodopa, Phenformin and Phenytoin).

Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is commonly prescribed to postmenopausal women for symptoms of aging. It is often used in conjunction with progesterone. ERT functions to help keep bones strong, reduce risk of heart disease, restore vaginal lubrication, and to improve skin elasticity. Evidence suggests that it may also help maintain mental functions.

The only known method that might be able to delay human aging is caloric restriction (CR). Caloric restriction simply means a diet with fewer calories that still delivers the required nutritional content. Experiments have shown longevity increases of more than 50% in certain mammals and other beneficial secondary effects, but most people find it hard to stick to such a diet.

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