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| Natural Age Changes | Skin, Nails and Hair
As you age, your skin thins and becomes less elastic and more fragile. Probably you'll notice that you bruise more easily. Diminished production of natural oils may make your skin drier and more wrinkled. In this case age spots can occur, and skin tags are more common. Also, your nails grow at about half the pace they once did and your hair may gray and thin. To cap it all, you likely perspire less — making it harder to stay cool in high temperatures and putting you at increased risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
The aging velocity of your skin depends on many factors. One of the most significant factors is sun exposure over the years. Hence, the more sun your skin has been exposed to, the more damage you may attain. Skin damage, such as wrinkles can appear as a consequence of smoking. One more concern as you age is skin cancer. As a whole, you have a 40 percent to 50 percent chance of getting skin cancer at least once by the time you reach 65.
Sleep
Throughout adulthood your sleep slightly changes. So, if you need six hours of sleep nightly, chances are you'll always need six hours — give or take 30 minutes. On the other hand, as you age, you'll likely find that you sleep less soundly, meaning you'll need to spend more time in bed to get the same amount of sleep. Until 75, some people find that they're waking up several times each night.
Weight
As you grow older, maintaining a healthy weight — or losing weight if you're overweight — may be more difficult. Normally your metabolism slows, meaning that your body burns fewer calories. Once used to meet your daily energy needs, calories, are instead stored as fat. At that our level of activity may decrease, resulting in unwanted weight gain.
Sexuality
As we age, sexual needs, patterns and performance may change. Women's vaginas are predisposed to shrinking and narrowing, and the walls become less elastic, what is the evidence of vaginal dryness. Altogether, these can make sex painful.
In men, as they age, impotence becomes more common. By the time they're 65, up to one in four men have difficulty getting or keeping an erection about one in every four times they have sex. As for others, it may take longer to get an erection, and it may not be as firm as it used to be.
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