Aging was Better in the Past or Aging is Better Today than in the Past

"Aging was better in the past." Or "Aging is better today than in the past."
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"Aging was better in the past." Or "Aging is better today than in the past."
Supporting of either of the statements or disagreeing can be based on people perception of how life in past was as they have not experienced but heard from elderly people stories, and through reading published articles and books. Many elderly people tell stories how good life was during their youthful ages, but it’s up to someone to contrast between life in the past and present, then conclude which offered high life expectancy and better aging. The paper will cover arguments which support aging in the past and those which agree aging is better today than in the past.
Aging can be considered better in the past basing on factors such as nonexistence of deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancers and other rare conditions which are responsible for high mortality rate in present days. In addition, absence of modern technology in the past to make work easier made many tasks to be done manually which helped people in keeping the body fit.
On the other hand, aging is better today than in the past when various factors are considered. Technological advancement has improved the human health through introduction of preventive care such as immunization of people against diseases such as measles, polio and smallpox which were attributed for big mortality rate of children during the past. In addition, availability of medicines to treat sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis has helped ease the pain undergone by patients during the past when curatives medicines for such diseases were not present. Moreover, better living standard particularly nutritious diets and clean drinking water has reduced infections caused by contaminated water and malnutrition.
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Peer 1 has supported both statements by giving various factors which makes aging to be better in the past or better today than in the past. Peer 1 argues aging to be better today because of new technology which has developed new medicines which are easily accessible. Moreover, the present technology has created new ways of life which prolong lives easier. The paper agrees with peer 1 view that contemporary technology greatly improved and extended lives of people today. Technology has developed medicines to treat illnesses which were responsible for premature deaths before aging. The telemedicine concept has helped doctors to communicate with medical experts from other hospitals to seek information about patient illnesses. The concept has helped diagnosis and treatment of critical conditions without requiring patients to travel.
On the other hand, peer 1 support aging to be better in the past as no industries emitted toxic gases which polluted the environment. In addition, peer 1 notes nonexistence of many types of cancers present today extended lives. The paper concurs with peer 1 ...