Generally your body sends you some kind of message to let you know it is malfunctioning. These messages can take the form of pain, inflammation, joint instability, insufficient blood supply, high blood pressure, muscle weakness.

Premature aging occurs initially without any actual symptomatic signs. Over time, without much warning you may begin to notice symptoms. More often than not it takes a serious condition to develop, such as a heart attack or stroke, before you realise what is happening and what your body has been trying to tell you all these years.

Generally your body sends you some kind of message to let you know it is malfunctioning. These messages can take the form of pain, inflammation, joint instability, insufficient blood supply, high blood pressure, muscle weakness.

More serious signs can include diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid malfunction, sexual hormone deficiency, other glandular deterioration, decreased hormone levels, or brain atrophy (such as in Alzheimer’s disease).

Aside from disease, general signs can also include deterioration in previously acceptable areas, such as:

• Poor balance
• Reduced skin elasticity
• Increased focal length
• Reduced muscle mass
• Slower reaction time
• Loose joints
• Joint pain, swelling or stiffness, and
• Age spots.