Laserklinik DRes Steinert

Why do we get older?

Aging starts simulteneously with the embryo appearance in the womb. The aging process is unavoidable for all living being. Until now, following reasons for aging have been found:

1. A premature wearing off organs through damaging external influences (stress, wrong nutrition, diseases, UV-irradiation etc). The repair system of the body cannot keep pace with the damage and the organs demonstrate functional limitations.
2. An increased appearance of free radicals. Under free radicals, we mean aggressive oxygenates that damage protein molecule, cell structures including cell nucleus and the DNA. They are harmful intermediate products of metabolism, which excess favours developing of diseases (arteriosclerose, heart attack, stroke, cancer, chronic inflammations and rheumatologic diseases.) Attacking cell structures, free radicals speed up aging process. Free radicals develop because of an increased metobolism; which is caused by stress or excess sports activity or also by an an increased supply of calories, first of all due to fatty food.
3. The protection of chromosomes during a cell division is done by telomeres. These telomeres dissipate with time, and the cells do not divide any more or become nonfunctional. The enzyme telomerase is responsible for the speed of substituting of telomeres and therefore provides a long life to the cell. A shortage of telemeres leads to a premature aging.

Biological age

The actual age of a person is determined by increasing loss of physical and mental functions. The processes that manifest in the external appearance and in the internal decay of organs run with a different speed for each person. Therefore, a biological age matches the actual age only in the fewest cases.

The biological age can be determined with the help of the following criteria:
Functional capabitlity of the internal organs

1. Funtional capability of sense organs
2. Skin condition and its adnexa
3. Relation of the muscle mass to body fat
4. Stiffness of the sceletal system
5. Mental and spiritual freshness

The lower is the biological age in comparison to an actual age, the higher is the life expectancy. That does not change anything in the fact, that the biological oldest age is probably limited by 110-125 years. A higher life expectance cannot be achieved even with the help of consistently applied anti-aging medicine.

What can be done?

All people want to live as long as possible though they strive after the vitality of the young age and not after the number of years of life. You can reduce your biological age as well with the help of anti-aging strategy, help your body remain fit and more beautiful, reduce the frequency of diseases, and this way guarantee youself vitality in the second part of life as well. First, this required a thorough analisys of the initial situation.

This includes:

A possibly complete preventive medical internal check-up. An extensive laboratory examination as part of anti-aging medicine. Hormons, fat values, clarifying risk factors. Measuring bone density.

Furthermore, the actual biological age is determined with the help of questionairies or computer supported analysis (age scan). Based on the results of the initial situation there are following consequences for a comprehensive anti-aging strategie:

• Treatment and sanitation of potential diseases that have been determined during an internal health check-up.
• Individual compensation of hormone deficiency and vital substances after an anti-aging medicine analysis
• Change of eating habits and feeding composition according to the rules of the anti-aging medicine
• Individually suitable sport activities and movement training
• Reducing negative stress factors in professional and social life
• Regular application of relaxation techniques
• Cosmetic changes if needed
• Adapting the way of life and life style according to the anti-aging concept

If you follow a comprehensive anti-aging concept, you should control the results first in the interval of 6 months, later on every year:

• Measuring bone density
• Laboratory examination of anti-aging medicine

Regular checkups improve the efficiency of a comprehensive anti-aging strategy, since their data provide timely indications of necessary adjustments or changes in the anti-aging measures.