  抗衰老並不是「老人家」的專利。我們不是在步入老年才突然老化，而是從出生後就開始成長，漸漸衰老。因此，所有想健康生活、活得好、活得久的人都要注意抗衰老。
長期發炎：長期發炎是重病根源。而癌症、中風、老年癡呆症等，都是長期發炎所造成的結果。細菌、病毒、以及食物過敏原都會刺激免疫系統製造細胞激素，造成身體發炎，加速身體老化。
自由基：人體在各種情況下，例如緊張、抽煙及身體發炎等，都會大量釋放出自由基。大多數自由基對人體有破壞的作用，導致細胞老化及癌症。而某些慢性病如關節炎、血管硬化及 環境因子：城市的環境污染十分嚴重，空氣中的有害物質、食物中農藥及添加劑，以至日用品的化學物，都令我們不知不覺地接觸到大量的毒素，進而造成各種重大疾病。 壓力：壓力可分為外在與內在壓力兩種。外在壓力是我們在忙碌生活中所承受的壓力。而內在壓力就是身體因長期發炎、過敏、細菌及病毒感染等因素，導致免疫系統負荷過重。這兩種巨大壓力都會加速人類退化與老化。
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 Anti-aging is not just a seniors’ issue. Every one of us is growing up and getting old since we were born. For those who aim at youthful bodily function, wish to enhance their health and prevent the ill health, read on to explore more about the aging concept that may inspire a healthier lifestyle to slow down the clock!   A number of medical theories on anti-aging have been suggested to point out the factors contributing to aging of human body. Chronic inflammation: chronic inflammation lies at the root of degenerative disease, like cancers, stroke & Alzheimer’s. Virus, bacteria & food allergies cause inflammation and accelerating aging in our body. Personal Genome: Genes determine how we respond to the environment. Variations in genotype predict personal susceptibility to diseases. Our genes drive us age prematurely if our body is burdened by stress, toxins and inflammation.
Environment: Environmental toxins are everywhere, in the air, food and personal care products that we come across everyday. Stress: Both internal and external stress promote aging of cells. External stress refers to the stress we faced in our daily life, while internal stress is the way our system be stimulated by infection, inflammation or allergies. Free radicals: Free radicals cause aging by attacking healthy cells, including DNA and proteins. The chain of events weakens immunological functions as well as causing us to experience aging. Free radicals are also involved in cancers and cardiovascular diseases.
All of these factors speed up aging. But how can we defy the odds? Dr. Denny Tang from the Quality HealthCare Centre will share more on this in the next newsletter.
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more prone to chronic diseases and aging.
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