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    Three Theories on Aging Compared

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    The Cross Link, Free Radical, and Wear and Tear aging theories are compared in terms of an essential difference and similarities that exist between them in a paper consisting of six pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    thinking, loss of memory, slower reaction times, and many other observable characteristics (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). Gerontologists define aging as: "a continuous, universal, progressive, intrinsic, and deleterious (CUPID)  process that decreases a organisms ability to maintain homeostasis in the face of environmental stressors and therefore increases the organisms likelihood of dying" (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). Aging  is an ongoing process that begins at some point after an individual is mature enough to reproduce (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). It is: an intrinsic process, a progressive  process and a deleterious process (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). Even in the healthiest person, aging will occur, it is inevitable (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). Each person  ages at different rates. It is possible for the individual who has lived an almost ideal life to live a bit longer than what is considered average (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates  of Manhattan, nd). That is no guarantee, however. It is also possible for the aging process to be delayed or minimized with specific kinds of anti-aging therapies, such as exercise,  specific dietary and nutritional supplements, and so on (Anti-Aging Medicine Associates of Manhattan, nd). Aging theories abound. There must be dozens of different aging theories, i.e., what causes the aging  process. Three such theories are discussed in this essay: The Wear and Tear Theory, The Free Radical Theory and The Cross-Link Theory. In 1882, German Biologist Dr. August Weismann proposed  the Wear and Tear theory of aging (Klatz and Goldman, 1997). Basically, Weisman asserted that the body simply wore out from use and abuse (Klatz and Goldman, 1997). The different  organs in the body, such as the kidneys, stomach, liver and even the skin, become worn out due to the persons use of toxins in foods, like caffeine and sugar, 

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