Aging and health

...as people get older. They:

Handle stress differently

Digestion changes

The immune system changes

Hormones change for all (ladies, gentlemen, and other)

Physical ability changes

People are in middle and old age for more than half their lives, and yet we are taught that a changing body is irrational, incapable, untameable, and a "problem." 

Aging gracefully is possible and a given in most cultures, but we can also see the frustration in our patients in our region.

Here, we are talking about oxidative stress generated from both internal (mitochondria, metabolic byproducts) and/or external sources (radiation, certain drugs, foods, cigarette smoking, pollution) result in a harmful condition termed oxidative stress (“bad stress”).

Oxidative stress contributes to the pathology of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurological disorders (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases,), psychiatric diseases (depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), reproductive challenges, renal disease, lung disease (chronic pulmonary obstruction, lung cancer), and aging.

Meta-analyses show acupuncture can regulate oxidative stress by lowering the lipid peroxidation and activating the antioxidant enzyme system, not to mention anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns that come up  in middle age.

PMID 36084019, 33995547, 36762989