Things that Accelerates Aging
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We provide medical alarm/personal emergency response service throughout the United States and Canada. Our product is a very installer-friendly plug and play system. This simplistic system makes our subscribers comfortable with the operation of their life saving system, Life Alarm. The two-way voice communication system assures quick and efficient response to any in-home emergency. Our systems are ideally designed for the elderly and disabled persons who are home alone and medically at risk.
Things that Accelerates the Aging Process
Free radicals are atoms or molecules with one fewer electron than protons. These particles will attempt to assimilate an electron from the outer shell of nearby atoms to balance their energy.
While some free radicals are essential to the body's processes, an excess of free radicals accelerates aging, and cause disease. Anti-Oxidants repair these cells and restore health. Some lifestyle choices make this situation worse.
Some of the things that accelerates aging include the following
- Unprotected Sun Exposure
Free radicals cause skin to loose elasticity, and one of the major causes is exposure to sunlight without a sunscreen. - Processed Foods
Producing free radicals in just one way the chemicals in processed and highly refined foods damage the body. - Smoking
Cigarette smoke causes free radicals that damage the lungs. Smokers are at high risk for emphysema, bronchitis and cancer. - Too Few New Cells
Cells lose the ability to renew themselves. This includes cells of the skin, digestive, and blood. Alcohol consuming spikes the number of free radicals in the body and causes too much cell death.
- Cholesterol
HDL, or oxidized cholesterol, causes free radicals. Poly-unsaturated-fatty acid and trans fats are found in fried foods, cooking oils, margarine and processed foods. - Unmanaged Stress
Intense levels of anger, anxiety, tension and stress for extended periods of time will eventually result in chemical imbalance, and free radicals. - Environmental Pollution
This source of free radicals is all around us, the best solution is to eat a diet high in anti-oxidant foods like fresh fruits and vegetables.
Increase Risk
These are things that really do us in. Because of the increased health risks associated with the above risk factors, an elderly relative who is at risk should consider having Life-Alarm Services. Even though we understand more about why we age, it is still inevitable. Having Life Alarm Services in place can be the deciding factor in an emergency situation.
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