Can You Stop Aging in its Tracks?

Aging is a disease of inflammation and a decrease in immunity. Anti-aging treatments are focused on helping cells perform efficiently. The goal is to enhance physical health and well-being, decrease inflammation and increase immunity. Here’s how we can help! 

What Happens to Our Bodies as We Age 

We’ve all felt the effects of aging in one way or another. It might be that our backs hurt more, or that we can’t get on and off the ground as easily as we once could. We know our bodies change as we age, but what exactly happens?

Cells are the basic building blocks of tissues, Medline Plus explains. All cells change when we begin to grow older. They become larger and don’t divide and multiply as they once did. Additionally, there is an increase in pigments and fatty substances inside the cell. At this point, many cells begin to lose their ability to function or don’t function properly. Due to all the cell and tissue changes, our organs also change as we age. Older organs slowly decline in function. 

There’s no single answer to explain all the changes we face as we age. Aging is an intricate process that affects everyone in a different manner due to a lifetime of influences. MedlinePlus further notes that things that influence how exactly we age include: 

• Genetics 
• Environment 
• Culture
• Diet
• Exercise
• Activities and hobbies
• Past illnesses
• And more 

What is Anti-aging?

Aging is associated with a decrease in cell efficiency. Young cells utilize energy and nutrients more efficiently than they do when they’re older. With aging, the utilization of energy by the cells becomes inefficient. An aging cell undergoes epigenetic changes, which means that the genetic expression of different cell functions change. Aging is also associated with cells becoming senescent, and cell autophagy is affected. 

Thankfully, there are things we can do to fight aging. Anti-aging treatments are made to focus on helping the cells perform more efficiently. The goal of anti-aging treatments is to enhance physical health and well-being, decrease inflammation, and increase immunity — all of which need more help as we age. 

Growing older doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Here at Interventional Pain Associates, we offer anti-aging treatments to help keep your cells functioning as they should as you grow older. 

What Else Can I Do to Fight Aging?

There are lots of things you can begin incorporating in your day-to-day routine to help you beat the early signs of growing older. If you’re looking to stay youthful, incorporate these 5 natural anti-aging tips from HuffPost:

1. Use more white tea and green tea. Both of these teas are high in an antioxidant known as EGCG, which helps prevent wrinkles and increase cell turnover (which fights aging!) You can drink these teas, add them to face masks, or more. The options are endless.
2. Incorporate more ginger. They suggest mixing shredded ginger and honey into hot water. Ginger is loaded with gingerol, an antioxidant that helps protect against collagen breakdown. 
3. Make a sugar and lemon scrub for your hands. Our hands are often one of the first parts of our bodies to show signs of aging because of how quickly they can lose elasticity and fullness. Mix together sugar and lemon juice to create an exfoliating scrub for the hands. The sugar helps scrub away dead skin, and the lemon juice contains alpha hydroxy acid, which is found in many anti-aging treatments. 
4. Use noni juice. Noni juice has been around for thousands of years and is great for it’s moisturizing, anti-aging properties. It can help soften the appearance of crow’s feet, fine lines, and wrinkles. 
5. Try grape seed extract. Grape seed extract can boost levels of antioxidants in the blood, and protect the collagen and elastin in your skin too! 

Get an Anti-Aging Treatment with Interventional Pain Associates Today

If you are ready to fight aging, call Dr. Saleemi and Interventional Pain Associates today. We have anti-aging treatments that will help you feel youthful and energized. Don’t wait any longer — call now! 

We treat low back pain, neck pain, knee pain, migraines, headaches, and more. Call us to book your appointment today, located in Austin, Texas.