You’re Only as Young as Your Oldest Part

As we age, our bodies deteriorate. We used to think that this weakening was due to the illnesses we were experiencing, but now the scientific community believes that it is just a factor of age. Yet the outcome is the same: any illness that is caused by aged, weakened organs or systems subtracts from our overall well-being and eventually leads to death.

I refer to these failing organs as experiencing “pauses”: the time markers that identify the wear and tear of every part of the body. Women are familiar with the term menopause, which is the model for this theory. Like menopause, all of the pauses occur along with diminishing hormonal production.

During these pauses, the failing organ, or part, becomes older than the rest of your body. At the same time, its associated hormone levels drop, sending a signal or code to the rest of the body whose purpose is to broadcast that the system is failing. This signal also begins the process whereby the whole body will begin to shut down. In essence, when diminished, the hormones of life and the electrical signals of the brain send a wrong or “anti”-signal to the rest of the life.

Aging occurs throughout the entire body through the following codes:
• Biopause: The brain loses its chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.
• Electropause: The brain loses processing speed.
• Cardiopause: The heart rate increases when pumping efficiency decreases.
• Vasculopause: Blood vessel diameter decreases.
• Immunopause: The immune system weakens.
• Thyropause: The thyroid system weakens.
• Menopause: Hormone loss in women starts.
• Andropause: Hormone loss in men starts.
• Osteopause: Bones lose density and become brittle.
• Somatopause: Muscles lose strength and tone.
• Dermatopause: The skin loses collagen and elasticity.