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Published: 01.03.2023.
Language: English
Level: College/University
Literature: 1 units
References: Used
Time period viewed: 2016 - 2020 years
2021 - 2025 years
  • Summaries, Notes 'The Ageing Process', 1.
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Ageing begins at birth and continues until death. Middle age is the time when people notice the age, related changes like greying of hair, wrinkled skin and stay weaker. Ageing affects heredity, environmental, lifestyle, physical health and mental health. Quality of life affects how long we live. Emotional and social activities can do a better lifestyle. Healthy eating, good sleep and relaxation lengthen lifespan.
The human body is a combination of nine systems:
1) The skin and appendages - The skin loses some elasticity, which results in wrinkles. The fatty tissue between skin and bone gets thinner, which means less protection, this may cause older people to complain of feeling cold. Less sensitivity in the nerve.…

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