Originally published October 20 2005
Genetics and lifestyle choices play a determining role in ageing
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. Lim Litsing, education director at the International Cosmetology Training Institute in Hong Kong, talks about the various ways skin can reveal the ageing process and lifestyle of a patient.
AGEING is a normal process of physical change that happens over time.
Everyone has his or her own ageing timeline, and for the most part, how your body ages depends on many contributing factors.
For instance, genetic patterns of ageing can play a part.
Heavy smokers can accelerate their ageing process by their lifestyle choices.
For them, the ageing process can start as early as in the 20s.
On the other hand, a 40-year-old running a marathon can be fit enough to compete with an 18-year-old, said Ms Chew Pei Kiang, a nursing officer with the Health for Life Centre at Alexandra Hospital.
I tell my patients that they should age gracefully, and take care of themselves from a young age," said Dr Lim Litsing, education director at the International Cosmetology Training Institute in Hong Kong.
Dr Lim said an experienced cosmetologist could tell if an individual is experiencing ageing by looking at the condition of the person's skin at the back of the hands or neck.
Pollution, eating food that contains too many synthetic chemicals or too much colouring, smoking, excessive alcohol intake and excessive exposure to the sun are some factors that contribute to the diminishing quality of the skin.
Additionally, he said he would look at the quality of the iris as there are some features that can indicate accelerated ageing.
For example, sometimes there will be a sodium ring (a thick white ring) around the outermost zone of the iris.
"This is related to arteriosclerosis and hardening of the arteries," he said.
Or there might be a curved crescent on the top of the iris (otherwise referred to as arcus senilis) that may be indicative of brain fatigue and accelerated brain stress.
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