When do we start growing old?

This is a question that I have been stuck on for quite some time. When does aging turn from development into detriment? When does aging start becoming a disease?

In an attempt to answer this question, I am going to take on the task to develop a human life history timeline, that some people have been searching for when they stumbled upon the science of aging timeline.

I think I am going to start with the gametes and go from there, using this wikipedia article as my start guide. Would be happy for any more resources if anyone has them.

It also occurs to me now that it would be fun to do a cell life cycle timeline as well...though cell fates can be quite different...

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Hold fast to dreams
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