{"id":140,"date":"2015-01-14T06:32:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T22:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joomla.hayleyappleford.com\/?p=140"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:50:39","slug":"is-aging-inevitable-the-truth-about-turning-back-the-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/zh\/is-aging-inevitable-the-truth-about-turning-back-the-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Is aging inevitable?  The truth about turning back the clock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"\/zh\/about-us\/our-team\/dr-stephen-chan\/\">Dr Stephen Chan<\/a>,\u00a0Medical Director in Life Clinic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/life_clinic\/news\/antiaging images in GHM Jan 15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"124\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Advances in anti-aging science are changing the experience of how we age. Deteriorating physical and mental function may one day be a thing of the past.<\/h5>\n<p>A common perception among many is that the aches and pains that come with aging are an inescapable part of getting older and that we have to just accept them.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Stephen Chan disagrees. \u201cThe most widespread misconception about getting older is that we can&#8217;t do anything about it, and that simply isn&#8217;t true. There&#8217;s a lot we can do, and we just have to understand the process of ageing,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chan is part of the team of a Hong Kong-based clinic that offers cutting-edge medical treatments for \u201canti-aging\u201d and \u201chealth optimisation\u201d. Many people notice a change in their health around their mid to late thirties, They feel tired easily, can\u2019t sleep well or put on a few pounds\u00a0 Or they may lose interest in their partners, or become moody and irritable.<\/p>\n<p>The signs can be quite subtle, and some people will learn to compensate by eating better or exercising more. \u201cWhen that isn\u2019t enough that\u2019s when they come to us\u201d Dr Chan says \u201cand we help them find lasting answers\u201d.\u00a0 This may be a series of non-invasive tests on blood, saliva, stool or urine, which help to build an accurate picture of deficiencies or imbalances within the body.\u00a0 A personalised program can then be given to repair the body and redress the deficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, \u201cRepairing\u201d the body and \u201cReducing\u201d further damage are central tenements of Life Clinic philosophy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/zh\/is-aging-inevitable-the-truth-about-turning-back-the-clock\/#So_why_do_we_age\" >So why do we age?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeclinic.com.hk\/zh\/is-aging-inevitable-the-truth-about-turning-back-the-clock\/#Regenerative_Medicine\" >Regenerative Medicine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_why_do_we_age\"><\/span>So why do we age?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This happens for many reasons, Dr Chan says. Partly wear and tear, partly genetic and partly because we produce more and more volatile molecules in the body called \u201cfree radicals\u201d. This is where an atom loses an electron, becomes unstable, leading it to steal one from a neighbouring structure setting up a chain reaction (as this molecule becomes unstable). This can cause injury to delicate structures such as blood vessels (causing heart attacks and strokes), the brain (causing memory loss and dementia) and our DNA (causing cancers). That\u2019s why these conditions are so common as we get older.<\/p>\n<p>A major source of <a href=\"\/zh\/treatments\/internal-anti-aging-treatments\/free-radical-a-anti-oxidant-tests\/\">free radicals<\/a> is from environmental pollutants, especially heavy metals which build up in the body over years and are difficult to remove.<br \/>\nPatients who go to the Life Clinic with signs of accelerated aging, such as heart disease, arthritis, Parkinson\u2019s or Alzheimer\u2019s, will often have their heavy metals measured.\u00a0 If they are high, they will go through a process called EDTA chelation to help remove it.<\/p>\n<p>Some people may be genetically more vulnerable to heavy metals or environmental toxins, explains Dr Chan, or they may not be able to remove them effectively enough from the body, causing undetected damage.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, all it takes is a good nutritional and supplement program to support the gut and liver detoxification processes, combined with chelation to help remove the heavy metals, and the path of damage and progressive decline can often be halted, and the body begins to heal itself. Seemingly intractable cases of arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and eczema have all shown remarkable improvement with this type of approach.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason we age is because of we begin to lose our hormones.\u00a0 Over the age of 30, our hormones begin to decline, and this is most dramatic in women as they approach the menopause around the age of 50.\u00a0 Suddenly the main sex hormone, estrogen, drops and women can suffer terribly \u201cwithdrawal symptoms\u201d like agitation, sleepless nights, night sweats and hot flushes. This can go on for a few months to, in some cases, over 10 years, and has been known to drive women to near suicide. Men can suffer a type of menopause too, or \u201cMale Menopause\u201d as their main sex hormone, testosterone declines, but as it drops more gradually from their 30\u2019s, it is usually less obvious.\u00a0 Symptoms can be weight gain, mood changes, loss of drive (and interest in sex), and aches and pains.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases, a comprehensive look at the hormones is arranged on blood and saliva.\u00a0 Saliva testing has the advantage as it tells us how much of the sex hormones are actually getting in to the cells, Dr Chan says, rather than just floating around in the blood.\u00a0 Then it is simple cause of \u201ctopping up\u201d the hormones with creams or capsules (or occasionally, monthly injections for convenience).<\/p>\n<p>Balancing hormones with bio-identical hormones is the safest, Dr Chan says, as they often originate from plant source, like Soy or Yams, but are upgraded so that they become identical to our own natural hormones.\u00a0 Therefore, they have the same safety profile as our own hormones, and are metabolised or removed from the body in much the same way (unlike artificial hormone replacement therapy or \u201cHRT\u201d which few doctors prescribe now).<\/p>\n<p>Many of the symptoms that come with aging, disappear once the hormone levels are restored to healthier, more youthful levels, Dr Chan says.<br \/>\nOnce the body is \u201cRepaired\u201d and further damage is \u201cReduced\u201d, most people already feel much younger, healthier and energetic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regenerative_Medicine\"><\/span>Regenerative Medicine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For some, they will want the \u201ccr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me\u201d of healthy aging, which is to \u201cRegenerate\u201d lost tissue using growth factors from advances in Regenerative Medicine.\u00a0 This exciting new field of medicine is still in it\u2019s infancy, but already sources of growth factors have been extracted from our own blood (platelets), donor placenta and stem cells (from donor umbilical cord or our own fat tissue).\u00a0 This has been used to help a number of conditions including Arthritis, Diabetes, Autism, Parkinson\u2019s, Motor Neuron Disease and Alzheimer\u2019s with promising results.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the tip of the iceberg of what can be done, Dr Chan says. Aging healthily is very possible, he says, with mental clarity and physical good health.\u00a0 Unfortunately, there really is no magic \u201canti-aging pill or supplement\u201d that will turn the clock back, but with a little bit of time and energy invested in our future aging, the rewards can pay dividends.<\/p>\n<p>This certainly seems the case seeing the number of happy clients leaving the Life clinic, with more energy, clearer thinking, fewer sicknesses and a very positive outlook for the future.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any further queries about our anti-aging services, please contact us by email <span id=\"cloak95421\"><a title=\"Email Life Clinic\" href=\"mailto:reception@lifeclinic.com.hk\"><span style=\"color: #f79521; font-size: small;\">reception@lifeclinic.com.hk<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0or call reception on <strong>2881 8131<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By\u00a0Dr Stephen Chan,\u00a0Medical Director in Life Clinic Advances in anti-aging science are changing the experience of how we age. 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