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eCAM Advance Access published online on February 20, 2009
eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/nep005
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Theories and Management of Aging: Modern and Ayurveda Perspectives

Hema Sharma Datta1, S. K. Mitra2, Rangesh Paramesh2 and Bhushan Patwardhan1

1Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune, Pune-411007 and 2Himalaya Health Care, Research & Development, Makali, Bangalore 562 123, India

Aging is a complex phenomenon, a sum total of changes that occur in a living organism with the passage of time and lead to decreasing ability to survive stress, increasing functional impairment and growing probability of death. There are many theories of aging and skin remains the largest organ of the study. Skin aging is described as a consequence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The most common amongst visible signs of skin aging are wrinkles and there are various therapies including antiaging cosmeceuticals, sunscreens, chemical peeling, injectable agents, such as botox, fibrel, autologous fat grafting as also few surgical procedures have been used. Ayurveda, the Indian traditional medicine, describes aging with great details. This review provides modern and Ayurvedic perspectives on theories and management of aging.

Keywords: antiaging therapies – cosmeceuticals – Rasayana – rejuvenation

For reprints and all correspondence: Bhushan Patwardhan, PhD, Chief Academics, Manipal Education, Manipal Towers, Bangalore 560 008, India. Tel: +919900566399; Fax: +91 80 25202250; E-mail: bhushan.patwardhan{at}manipalu.com

Received October 17, 2008; accepted January 13, 2009


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