Body parts are Shrinking At Old

If all this people think only of the brain that shrink when the old man thought it was wrong then, because most of the members of the body part to shrink. Any body part that?


A study in the U.S. found with age, then one would also lose his height and risk of fractures in the hip. Besides the body, from the heart, facial bones to the genital organs also shrink.


Here are some body parts that come shrink or shrink when old, as quoted from Dailymail, Wednesday (28/09/2011), namely:


Spine (spine)
Most people will lose at least 1 cm in height from the spine of each decade after age 40 years. Generally, the male will be 5 cm shorter than when he was young and female about 8 inches shorter.


This is because at the age of 35 years, the bones begin to lose minerals, especially calcium that makes new bone tissue slows down so slightly shrinking. In addition the position between the discs or pieces of the spine also slightly reduced that permanently reduce the height.


To inhibit or prevent tersbeut consumption of healthy eating such as calcium early in life, avoid alcohol, caffeine, smoking, doing regular aerobic and maintain good posture.


Heart
Average heart muscle will shrink 0.3 grams per year since the mid-life and thus affects its ability to pump blood around the body which later can lead to hypertension. To prevent doing dynamic or aerobic activity to strengthen the heart muscle.


Genital organs
Genital organs of men and women will shrink with age. In men is caused due to fatty substances that are stored in the small arteries in the penis, restricting blood flow that causes interference with the tissue in the penis so reduce the length and girth of the penis. Besides testicular diameter also shrinks about 1 cm at the age of 30-60 years.


Whereas in women, the uterus will shrink back to size when he was not yet a teenager, and reduced levels of estrogen which will make the milk glands and tissues wither and be replaced by a sagging breasts look so fat.


To prevent this for men, low consumption of fat, so good for his sex life because the arteries stay healthy. And for women, rutinlah having sex to reduce the possibility of shrinkage.


Brain
Brain weight at birth and grow about 400 grams to 1.4 kg as a teenager. But he began to shrink when in their 20s years until finally losing 10-15 percent for the rest of his life. Some things are known as a cause such as alcohol, smoking, diabetes, obesity and a buildup of toxins in the brain.


The areas most shrinks are the frontal and temporal lobes that control thought, planning and memory. To prevent this is to keep the brain active and avoid alkhol and get enough sleep.


Face
As we age, the facial bones will actually shrink so that pulling the skin and muscles around it. In this case the jaw bone are the most prone to shrinkage. Women are generally more rapid shrinkage of the facial bones than men.


Bladder
At the age of 25 years, the average bladder can hold 2 cups of liquid at the age of 65 years but only half its capacity. Depreciation capacity and functionality because of physiological changes in muscle structure. To prevent pangul doing floor exercises regularly to improve bladder control.


Thymus gland
Thymus is a small organ located just above the heart function to produce T cells to protect the body from infection. Initially this gland the size of an apple, but began to shrink after puberty and becomes of a marble when old.