>>10865794The short answer:
>scienceThe long answer:
>progressively worse mineral/ion homeostasisHomeostasis is mitigated by various hormones, which secretion generally slows down with age
Example?
Vitamin D and calcium homeostasis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068478/>loss of red bone marrowAgain hormones play the crucial role in the process.
Specifically HGH(Growth Hormone).
According to studies administration of HGH recompose bone marrow by reducing the marrow fat and increasing hematopietic tissue.
Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805199/>thymus involutionHere I have to admit that we’re not completely sure what’s the cause.
We can only draw hypothesis and keep trying to clinically validate them.
Few viable ones are:
- defects in TCR ? genes
- aging T-cell progenitor population
- loss of self-peptide expressing thymic epithelium
- loss of thymic trophic cytokines
>protein dysfunctionOriginating by telomere shortening and DNA damage.
If you want to read more, don’t hesitate to check:
https://www.pnas.org/content/105/32/11299Now to answer your question:
It’s easy to confuse treating symptoms with treating causes.
What you mentioned are symptoms, not the causes of aging.
Therefore we should always research and ask what are the causes, instead of focusing on what’s most evident and obvious.
