Slowing the Biological Clock
Slowing the Biological Clock
Team B
BSHS 371
July 23, 2012
Rafael Gomez
Slowing the Biological Clock
The biological clock is an organism’s rhythm that controls the cycle of behaviors that occur on a daily basis. Slowing the biological clock is in reference to the cells that are constantly changing in an individual’s body. A person should take care of his or her body at a young age because the effects of the care will have outcomes as the person ages. There are several contributing factors to speeding up the aging process such as, stress, vitamin and mineral deficiency, or excessive food intakes. Reducing and or limiting these factors can play a major role in how the body continues to age. As an individual age his or her body is more susceptible to natural ways of slowing the biological clock rather than non-natural ways of change. The aging process is something that is inevitable, but people of today’s time tend to make an effort to slow it down as much as possible by using artificial ways to change his or her body such as, plastic surgeries. The way people look when they age is not the only factor that people are trying to change or slow down. As we age many of our senses diminish and it is becoming more common for people to try and slow the biological process that causes these senses to become hindered. Vision loss is a common problem with older individuals because the nerves in our body age with us and can sometimes deteriorate. Glaucoma is damage that affects the retina due to an increase of liquid pressure in front of the eyes. A risk of leaving the pressure untreated is blindness. (Schaie & Willis, Chapter Chapter 13, Biological Development The Aging Body, 2002). Therefore, it is beneficial to have laser surgery to relieve the pressure and keep your eyesight for more years to come. Fortunately, normal activity can usually be resumed just a day after laser surgery. Another sense that diminishes with age is hearing and
Team B
BSHS 371
July 23, 2012
Rafael Gomez
Slowing the Biological Clock
The biological clock is an organism’s rhythm that controls the cycle of behaviors that occur on a daily basis. Slowing the biological clock is in reference to the cells that are constantly changing in an individual’s body. A person should take care of his or her body at a young age because the effects of the care will have outcomes as the person ages. There are several contributing factors to speeding up the aging process such as, stress, vitamin and mineral deficiency, or excessive food intakes. Reducing and or limiting these factors can play a major role in how the body continues to age. As an individual age his or her body is more susceptible to natural ways of slowing the biological clock rather than non-natural ways of change. The aging process is something that is inevitable, but people of today’s time tend to make an effort to slow it down as much as possible by using artificial ways to change his or her body such as, plastic surgeries. The way people look when they age is not the only factor that people are trying to change or slow down. As we age many of our senses diminish and it is becoming more common for people to try and slow the biological process that causes these senses to become hindered. Vision loss is a common problem with older individuals because the nerves in our body age with us and can sometimes deteriorate. Glaucoma is damage that affects the retina due to an increase of liquid pressure in front of the eyes. A risk of leaving the pressure untreated is blindness. (Schaie & Willis, Chapter Chapter 13, Biological Development The Aging Body, 2002). Therefore, it is beneficial to have laser surgery to relieve the pressure and keep your eyesight for more years to come. Fortunately, normal activity can usually be resumed just a day after laser surgery. Another sense that diminishes with age is hearing and
References: Scaie, K. W., & Willis, S. L. (2002). Adult development and aging (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.