Is aging inevitable?

You can't delay the process of aging... unless we're talking relative aging. Technically I suppose you could run really, really fast and live a split second longer according to outside observers. Possibly. Alternatively you could be disintegrated, halting your body's aging as a coherent unit.

Now if we're talking about physically and mentally degrading, then I don't think you can halt this with your mind. Death happens as they say. Perhaps letting go of fear of death may reduce your stress and lengthen life slightly, but it may also result in you performing hardcore bicycle stunts in your late sixties and shattering every piece of what was once bone in your body. You should stick to water sports. At least that way no matter what happens you can feel good knowing that the young people that see you wearing speedos suffered much more.

So far, drinking a lot of alcoholic beverages has kept the angel of death away from my bed! Of course it has also taken all of the virgins away from it also! Laugh!

Seriously, if remember correctly, aging is akin to "rusting", that is oxygen is both our life and the cause of our distruction. It is actually harmful to the human body to exist upon pure oxygen, IE body parts "rust" or "age" faster.

It is a real case of "damned if you do, and damned if you don't!" chuckle!

Edited by opuslola - 24-Nov-2009 at 06:04