What are some of the typical problems of aging people?
With science, finding ways to increase human longevity, ever greater numbers of older people will be trying to cope with age-related complaints and enjoy not just a longer life, but a healthier one. As we age, our bodies naturally change and become more prone to certain health problems. From middle age on, most of us may experience unpleasant alterations in our skin, eyesight and hearing, teeth and digestion, which we associate with old age. Loss of hair, memory and sex drive are expected, and feared, signs of aging. Worse, older people are far more likely than younger individuals to develop such serious disorders as arthritis, osteoporosis, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, hernias, thyroid and kidney problems, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and various forms of cancer.
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