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How does aging affect you physically?

Aging affects the body by causing a decrease in muscle mass and bone density, as well as a decline in flexibility and mobility. It can also lead to changes in vision, hearing, and overall energy levels. Skin may become drier and less elastic, and the immune system becomes less efficient.


How does sunlight affect the aging of skin?

Sunlight affects the aging of the skin by causing premature aging, or early aging of the skin. This may cause you to have wrinkles, age spots, and dryness of the skin before most common people do. Also sunlight may cause your skin to become more thin and less smooth, and your skin will lose the plump, smooth look. Sunlight is good for vitamins, but try to stay out of the sun for too long for a certain period of time, and every 2-3 hours apply sun screen lotion to help prevent burning and drying out.


What are the to types of skin cancer?

The two main types of skin cancer are melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and originates in the melanocytes, while non-melanoma skin cancer includes basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, which are more common but less likely to spread.


What happens to your brain when you age?

That depends entirely on you. Previously, it was thought that aging diminished the number of neurons. This has been found to be untrue if you are a mentally active person. The brain is not a muscle but may be compared to one in this respect. If you don't use it, you lose it.


The effects of aging on the skin include?

The skin is one of the most noticeable places in which aging changes occur. Wrinkles, sagging skin, and dry skin are all indicators of the aging process. The skin tends to become thinner with age. This causes older people to have pale, translucent skin. The number of pigment, or color-containing, cells decreases

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Why does skin become less flexible as one ages?

Skin becomes less flexible with age as the number of collagen fibers in the dermis decreases.


Does the skin become less flexible as an individual decrease in the number of protein fibers with the dermis?

Yes, as the number of collagen fibers decreases with age, the skin become less flexible.


How does aging affect the muscles?

As we age our muscles tends to become more atrophy thus we become less flexible.


What is a strong flexible tissue?

Your skin


Can you nose firm up the older you get?

Yes, the nose can appear firmer as you age due to changes in skin elasticity and underlying structures. While the cartilage in the nose tends to become weaker over time, leading to drooping, the skin may become less flexible, giving a firmer appearance. Additionally, factors such as weight changes and skincare can also influence the overall look of the nose as one ages.


How long does it take to become flexible?

It depends if you stretch allot you will become flexible quickly but if you don't it will take longer.


What is the easist way to become flexible?

the fastest way to become flexible is is by yoga do sports get lots of sleep and exercise


Why is the skin between the plates of armor on the armadillo important?

The skin allows the armor to be flexible.


What is peripheral adaptation?

Nerve receptor is stimulated so much that will ultimately become less sensitive to the skin.


How do you do a split when you are not flexible?

Stretch every day, you can not do the splits if you are not flexible enough. So, as i said just stretch and don't be impatient.


How do you become really flexible FAST?

The fastest way to become flexible is by stretching two or three times per day.


How flexible can you get by doing yoga?

Just practice practice practice and you WILL become flexible.