For the individual concerned, medical treatment may obviously have
a literally vital role in permitting a long and healthy life. But we
should not forget that such "crisis-management", necessary
and important as it is, is not the same as dealing with the aging process
itself.
There is sometimes a temptation
(and even, from the narrow "medical-industry" point
of view, a commercial incentive) to live recklessly --
the most obvious example is of course smoking; closely
followed by eating the typical "junk" diet --
and assume that the "repair depot" will be able
to magically fix any resulting problems. (This is alas,
all too often, a young person's perspective.)
Perhaps, by outlining examples of
the "nitty-gritty" detail
involved in some of the latest techniques, we may be able
to give such a reader pause for thought. Prevention, where
this is feasible (and in many cases it is), is incomparably
better than cure!
