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Nutrition:
The Anti-Aging Factor
by Sylvia P. Onusic, PhD, CNS, LDN
ue to increasing gains in life expectancy, by 2025
the number of people aged sixty-five and over will
Dcomprise 29 percent of the U.S. population. As a
consequence of aging, the typical chronic diseases of the
body and brain such as cardiovascular disease, cancer,
hypertension, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will claim
more and more precious human resources. To pursue good
health as we age becomes more and more important in
order to enjoy a disease-free and rewarding quality of life
during our later decades. 1
From the moment of our birth we begin to age. Aging can generally be
defined as a progressive decline in the efficiency of biochemical and physi-
ological processes after the reproductive phase of life. From one birthday
2
to the next we are unaware of the fact that our cells, organs and bones are
slowly losing some of their function. The common lament, “I am not as
young as I used to be,” has become reality for the Baby Boomer Generation
as it grows older.
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