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In many ways you are as old as you think and feel. What, then, makes a person think and feel old?
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Old age is a stage of life experienced by almost all. Some people focus on the negative aspects of old age, not realizing that growing older could mean growing healthier. In many ways you are as old as you think and feel. What, then, makes a person think and feel old? THE AGING PROCESS Physically, we mature at about age 25 to 30, when the body reaches maximum size and strength. Then, body tissues and cells are constantly being rebuilt and renewed. Nutrition, rest, exercise, and stress influence the length of time that the body can maintain a balance between the wearing down and rebuilding of body tissues. Researchers have proven that, "When more cells die than can be reproduced, they are replaced by a fibrous, inert substance called collagen." 1 The living process slows down to compensate, and we begin aging; strength and ability start to decline. But this happens at various...
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