Anti Aging Treatments
Anti Aging Treatments
Aging is irreversible and unavoidable, what people can actually avoid is the sufferance and the physical impairment associated with it. The way you grow old is entirely up to you. Pharmaceutical companies have launched a huge number of anti aging treatments meant to help you recover the beauty of your skin and the elasticity of the tissues, but the entire aging process could be slowed down, not only the one obvious at the surface in the number of wrinkles and blotches. When we talk about anti aging treatments, we don’t mean the medication prescribed to alleviate some symptoms such as antibiotics, mental health drugs, diuretics, painkillers or cardiac medication.
The true anti aging treatments are the alternative remedy to drugs, which together with caloric restrictions, a proper diet, and a complete healthy lifestyle can do more than slow down the aging rhythm and prolong the lifespan. A high quality anti aging treatment should include multivitamins, in powder form or gelatin capsules, since these are rich in enzymes that also work well on digestion. Vitamins A, C and E in combination with CoQ10 are excellent antioxidants that are usually the most commonly prescribed, particularly as they have absolutely no side effects and they come for very reasonable prices.
One other type of anti aging treatment involves the administration of specific hormones whose levels are dramatically reduced because of age: these are the human growth level or HGH and melatonin. The former has been successfully used on elderly people that have shown more stamina, increased muscle mass, increased libido and better resistance to common ailments such as flu or colds. On the other hand, melatonin is said to have a similar effect to HGH with the only addition that it also acts as an excellent stimulator of memory. Melatonin and HGH are still under scientific observation though they have been included in certain anti aging treatments.
Probably the most harmless and widely used anti aging treatments involve herbs as they can be either part of the diet or administered as supplements. Let’s take for instance the very common garlic, it has a great effect in stimulating the liver and the digestive system, with a great impact on hypertension and heart disease. Then, the Siberian ginseng very often used in association with Ginko Biloba, another great plant, works wonders on memory increasing mental and physical performance. The two extracts are usually used to improve blood circulation and treat memory losses, fatigue or a weak immune system. The list of helpful herbs could go on, and it is entirely up to you to make up your mind which to try, sometimes assistance from a herbalist could be of great help!
Filed under General by on Jan 3rd, 2009. 