It’s important to understand the difference between “normal aging” and “disease”, as well as their similarities.  Aging can be looked at from two angles, primary aging and secondary aging. Primary aging, as described above, is the natural changes that occur over time, and is gradual, but inevitable. Secondary aging is a result of disease and often poor health practices. Secondary aging is many times preventable, and even to some extent, reversible.

A common denominator of aging and disease is that they both start in the same place, the cells. Day by day, tiny changes occur in the cells that are ongoing and consistantly happening without our knowledge. Assaults to the cells by free radicals aren’t immediately apparent as they occur, by as time goes on, the structure and content of the cells weaken and become corrupt; illness results. Diseases such as cancer can take years to develop, although we are unaware that our body’s cells are being quietly altered.

The good news is, we do have defenses. Good nutrition and exercise are pivotal in keeping our bodies strong and healthy as one eases into the golden years. Avoiding exposure to the toxins in the world we live in, the best we can, is another good strategy. Seek out natural ways to combat two of the greatest causes of aging and disease, stress and inflammation. And finally, go straight to the source of aging and disease, the cells.

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