This means that body has already to start to function less effectively.The body makes these changes on it's own which at this stage most people will hardly notice but are the first indicators of the body starting to slowly age.



The musculoskeletal system is the first area that most age related diseases and illnesses start. For this reason once, a person turns 35 years of age regardless of their activities, athletic nature, they become more likely to be effected by aging. Still it is possible to reduce such age related diseases and ilnesses by avoiding injuries to the muscles and joints, and living a healthy life.

By avoiding exposing your body to excessive alcohol consumption the use of hard and soft drugs and not smoking you reduce the risks to your body in later life. Additionally taking care not to have accidents and living a healthy wholesome life, eating a well balanced diet and keeping up a good exercise regimen will all have significant benefits.

Keeping your doctor aware of any early changes in your well being is important as you get older and I encourage regular medical check ups as a good idea for most people. Make sure when discussing your health you make your doctors fully aware of any known family health issues so that preventative measures can be put in place early to prevent premature aging or worse.

Part of the body starting to age will be the effectiveness of the eyes and other sensory organs. Around 35 -40 it is quite common for you to notice that your close up vision is not as good as it once was and you may require assistance to read close up. This is a condition known as presbyopia.

This is why its common to see many people in the world over the age 40 wearing glasses, contact lenses, bifocals and so on. In the US alone this figure exceeds 90 million. But for some the aging process starts even sooner and many people of 35 and below can be found wearing glasses or contact lenses.

On top failing eye sight you might also experience some hearing loss. Although not that common some people may even be deaf by age 40 and most notice some partial hearing loss. This is a condition know as presbycusis which is directly related to aging. One effect of this condition might be certain sounds become in audible or sound harsh or just to loud.

Or if you enjoyed rock concerts when you were younger, and now find that you do not enjoy concerts at all, it is because your hearing has significantly changed, which means the high-pitch of hearing has been affected, which has slowly reduced the lower hearing tone. When hearing becomes impaired, it often seems like those talking are inarticulate or you are missing words here and there.

Since the hearing is now weaker,you might experience speech changes. For instance, the use of K may sound distorted, which affects how you hear it. In other words, a older person with partial deafness may here the CH in a word, such as Chute Up, and think that someone is telling them to shut-up.

The Ch sound becomes altered. It is usually possible to help people suffering from hearing loss by using hearing aids or other listening aids. Another way to help people with slight hearing loss is to make sure body language is not confused and where people possible each other while talking. In extreme cases it could be necessary to use the deaf sign language.

Of course age related reduction in function is just part of healthy aging, but sadly in todays modern world there are also many signs of unhealthy aging. Lets for example look at the possibility of contracting cancer as smoker or maybe even working in a smoky environment and been exposed to passive smoking that is not how nature was designed to work.

As your body continues to age and approaches 40 years or so it is common for your body weight to increase. This is very common where families have a background of poor diet and a history of family weight problems. This is because the body stores more fat around 30% and needs less energy. On top of that wrinkles start becoming visble and other previously unnoticable signs of aging start to show.