With more than 8,000 people in the US turning 60 every day, interest in anti-aging therapy is at an all time high. New products, treatments, and technologies claiming anti-aging properties appear every day. But what exactly does anti-aging therapy mean?
Anti-Aging Medicine – Focusing on Age-Related Disorders
Medically speaking, anti-aging refers to the detection, prevention, and reversal of age-related illnesses.
Progress in anti-aging medicine, a relatively new field, has been very rapid. In recent decades many of the once-standard perceptions about aging have been overturned as new treatments and techniques proved effective.
Anti-Aging medicine includes the following:
- Recognizing the impact of lifestyle on aging
- Detecting and treating conditions like diabetes earlier, at a pre-clinical level
- Using anti-aging antioxidants to repair and prevent cellular damage
- Antioxidant vitamins like vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin C
- Antioxidant supplements like COQ10, resveratrol, and glutathione
- Hormonal supplements like DHEA and HGH
Anti-Aging Science – Focusing on the Aging Process
The scientific community tends to see anti-aging more in terms of tackling the aging process itself, with research on how to delay, prevent, or reverse aging. Though research on controlling the aging process is ongoing, to date no method for doing so has been established.
Anti-Aging in the Marketplace – Buyer Beware!
Consumer interest makes claims for anti-aging a valuable addition to any product. Be wary of extraordinary claims, “secret formulas”, or any product that promises what sound like impossible results.
