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Purpose of Healthy Aging Essays
by Ron Kurtus (updated 13 June 2022)
As you get older, you may become concerned about your health and other issues concerning aging.
The purpose of the essays and lessons in this section on Healthy Aging is to provide information and explanation about dealing with age-related issues.
Questions you may have include:
- What common problems do people have as they age?
- What are some causes of the problems?
- What can be done about it?
This lesson will answer those questions. Health Disclaimer
Symptoms from aging
Typical problems that occur as you age include reduced short-term memory, loss of strength and endurance, loss of height, and joint pain. In fact, some parts may even break down or stop functioning altogether. You may also be more prone to accidents.
What are causes
As you get into your 60s and beyond, your body and mind start going through changes. Things aren't working as well as they used to. In fact, some parts may even break down or stop functioning altogether. You may also be more prone to accidents.
Some people age faster than others, either through genetics or abuse.
What can you do?
What can you do about this aging process? Certainly, you have to accept the inevitable. It doesn't pay to fool yourself and not accept you are getting older. But you can do things that will slow down the aging process, so that you can enjoy your senior years.
It is good to know in what areas you are getting weaker.
Summary
As you get older, health issues may occur. The purpose of these lessons are to give you information on the various age-related ailments and possible ways to deal with them.
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