Biological aging is driven by specific, measurable processes: telomere shortening (the protective caps on chromosomes wearing down), mitochondrial dysfunction (declining cellular energy production), cellular senescence (zombie cells accumulating in tissues), chronic inflammation (persistent immune activation damaging healthy tissue), and epigenetic drift (gene expression patterns shifting away from youthful patterns).
Sign #1: You've lost more than an inch of height since your peak.
Vertebral disc dehydration and compression — driven by chronic dehydration, sedentary behavior, and declining collagen production — produces measurable height loss that begins in the 40s and accelerates with age.
The article is not finished. Click on the next page to continue.
The article is not finished. Click on the next page to continue.
Next page