The Causes of Aging
There are four well-accepted scientific contributors to the aging process. They include oxidative stress, impaired mitochondrial function, poor nutrition and lifestyle, and abuse of pharmacological drugs that damage mitochondria (e.g., antibiotics, statins, anti-depressants, NSDAS (ibuprofen) control pills, Viagra, etc.).
Environmental factors are also involved. 70% of the antibiotics in the USA go into farm animals and agriculture, which end up in our food. Other non-official contributors, such as the autointoxication of the body and poor bowel function, also come into play. Thirty years ago, Russian scientist Dr. Popov suggested that constipation and poor elimination of toxic waste lead to aging.
Other pioneers include American W. Walker, D. Sc, a well-known nutrition and aging researcher in the USA and internationally. He has published a book annually, since 1949, with the title Become Younger, where he implicates poor colon function and accumulation of toxins as a factor of aging.
I fully agree. Over the past 55 years, I have observed the consequence of toxins accumulation from chronic constipation on health status, aging, and cognitive disorders. In my practice, I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to treat the same patients regularly for over 45 years. Other patients, who come every 2 or 3 years to have treatment to feel better and return to their bad habits, are the ones who start suffering from a cognitive disorder and aging.
Don’t forget, when you age, your colon also ages. It is not the same as when you were 20 years or 30 years old. Some people are born with a poor colon inherited from their parents. Sadly, I have observed a very bad colon in juveniles showing, at the same time, poor health conditions, nerve perturbation, brain dysfunction, poor memory, and oxidized lipid rings visible in the brain area of the iris.
Figure 3 – Profiling Aging Through Iridology