Anti-Aging Remedies

Whether we like it or not, psychological and physiological aspects of behavior are inextricably interlinked. One does not exist without the other. Because the physiological is far easier to quantify than the psychological, it is always best to look to the body first for a cause of mental breakdown. The following paragraphs survey some physical conditions that can masquerade as psychological ones. If they prove treatable, your troubles may be ended.

Heredity

One area worth watching is an emerging discipline of developmental behavioral genetics (hereditary causes of behavior). Central to this field is the notion that one-third to one-half of most behavioral differences may be due to genetic causes. A gene on chromosome 21, for example, has been implicated in some cases of familially transmitted Alzheimer's disease. However, this still leaves most of the variance attributable to non-genetic causes. This further emphasizes the need to consider environmental reasons for individual differences as a function of aging.

Dementia

There are many illnesses60, to be exactthat can cause dementia. Although medical reporters on the evening news like to give you the impression that Alzheimer's disease is virtually inevitable, the fact is that only 6 percent of all dementia in seniors can be attributed to Alzheimer's. Ten