What is old age?

What is old age?

The first thing to do before we enter fully into the word analysis

age determine its etymological origin. We discovered that this investigation

isin Latin and more specifically in the word, Vetus Which translates

as "old".

Old age is the last stage or period of life of a person. This period comes after

the period of maturity.

The term used today (and more accurate) is not old age, but is the

elderly.This stage starts at 60 or 65 years of age and is characterized

by impaired physical level and, in some cases, cognitive impairment.

Generally older adults (if they are inadequate conditions)

health  living alone, since the children are grown and have left the home.

paternal-maternal  Moreover depression or decay can be a denominator

common as it is during this stage that usually dies one of the two

partners.

Lack of work activity, is also another feature of this stage, which

requires that older adults need physical and mental activity to prevent

mild cognitive impairment becoming senile dementia,feature that happens

often when no health of older adults are served.

However, old age does not necessarily have to be a period where prevail

diseases or health problems. On the contrary it is a stage where theremuch

more freedom because the person no longer has to work and their children are older.

The most visible changes to the stage of aging are physiological.

Body cells and regenerate more slowly, making the skin

look wrinkled loss of elasticity and hydration.addition,

bone mass decreases,which it implies a predisposition to fractures

or osteoporosis.

There A reduction in total body mass,this leads to a possible

dehydration.

Other physiological changes: Decreased saliva, reduction gums,

missing teeth (need for dentures).

Nutritionally modifications may exist, which also brings

changes in bowel consequences. This result is also a

hormonal modification.

Nutritional changes can (added to sedentary) accompany

weight gain and constipation (as modification of the bacterial flora

in the large intestine).

Another physical but affects the nutritional changes is altering

the taste buds.This alters the taste and smell of food.