Aging: A Little (Oxidative) Stress is Good for You

Heightened interest in the aging process by the public and scientific community has occurred due to the increase in percentage of elderly in the population and the increase in health care expenditures committed to the elderly. Due to this increased interest, current research into aging demonstrates it as a complex process that is the result of interplay between naturally occurring processes, such as changes in hormonal levels and gene transcription that occur during the biological timeline of human development, and the exposure of our body’s systems to environmental damage.