Submitted by Greg on January 22, 2007 - 7:14pm.
Good health rarely "just happens." This section includes healthy lifestyle tips as well as information on longevity, andropause, and menopause. Also see "Brain Health" section.
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Submitted by Greg on April 17, 2007 - 11:55am.
Want to keep your brain healthy? Some key scientific studies give ideas about what you should be doing. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 20, 2006 - 9:06am.
Who doesn't want to be ten years younger? Well, maybe a teenager doesn't. But once you are beyond your twenties, more and more of one's resources start being directed at recapturing youth or at least maintaining what we've got. »more»
Submitted by Greg on November 9, 2006 - 2:05am.
You're going to die. What will kill you? And when?
Heart disease. In your late seventies. So don't say we didn't warn you.
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Submitted by Greg on October 31, 2006 - 6:50pm.
A Harvard site that lets you calculate your risk of developing major health problems is "one of the best health-oriented sites on the Web," according to a Wall Street Journal columnist. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 7, 2007 - 9:11pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity would be too lengthy for a single post. This is Part I. Part II will be published January 15th.
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Submitted by Wesley on January 29, 2007 - 4:43pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity was too lengthy for a single post. This is Part II. Part I can be found here.
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Submitted by Wesley on March 18, 2007 - 12:32pm.
"How Doctors Think" and using social networks for your health »more»
Submitted by Greg on November 30, 2006 - 10:33pm.
A forty year study of nearly six thousand people makes it clear that midlife health is directly correlated to longevity and health in old age.
The good news: your health decades from now is very much under your control today. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on February 9, 2007 - 10:30am.
"Boomers should act their age ... as they age," says Harry Jackson, Jr. of the St. Louis Dispatch. [Source: BoomerGirl.com]
Media hype aside, most individuals in their fifties will tell you that just getting out of bed is a reminder that they are definitely not thirty.
Even people in top shape need to recognize they're not kids anymore, says Dr. John Morley, chief of geriatrics at St. Louis University School of Medicine. "You cannot be at 50 what you were at 30."
Fortunately, it's not all bad news. »more»
Submitted by Greg on August 4, 2006 - 3:34pm.
A while back we wrote about Harvard's most popular class, Positive Psychology, in which students learn how to make themselves happy.
Should they load up on pre-law courses instead? Would making a lot of money make them happier? »more»
Submitted by Greg on December 12, 2006 - 6:17pm.
The website Eons reported recently that the top goal for people over 50 is weight loss.
That's a smart goal for reasons beyond aesthetics -- there are long term health problems associated with excess weight. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2007 - 6:16pm.
Most people want to live happy and live long. Can you have it all?
The good news: happiness and longevity seem to be positively correlated -- in other words, longer-lived people tend to be happier, and happier people tend to be long-lived. »more»
Submitted by Greg on July 12, 2007 - 1:01pm.
It's never to late to start extending your life. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 25, 2007 - 10:29am.
Happiness for some may mean a bike ride at dawn, or spending time kicking a soccer ball with the kids. But for a part of humanity -- maybe even you -- happiness is checking items off a to-do list or contemplating an empty email inbox.
Odd? Certainly to some. But what they would consider borderline obsessive-compulsive behavior may also make the productivity-obsessed happier and healthier. »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 9, 2006 - 11:33pm.
New research links being overweight with substandard performance on tests of mental ability such as memory, learning, and attention, and with faster mental decline over time. »more»
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Submitted by jackie on November 11, 2008 - 10:52pm.
Just when we thought it was safe to go into the wine cellar, a study by British researchers has found that many red and white wines produced in Europe have dangerous levels of toxic metals in them. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 3, 2008 - 10:25am.
I have a confession to make: as I get older, taking care of myself becomes more and more of a chore. Additionally, as andropause continues to take its toll, bodily maintenance keeps looking more and more like an uphill (and losing) battle. »more»
Submitted by jackie on October 29, 2008 - 11:04am.
Your whole day can go a lot smoother with a good start. I like to begin my day with The Five Tibetan Rites to help keep me Aging Backwards. I asked some other people all around the country what they do to start their day off right and here's what they had to say: »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 24, 2008 - 4:07pm.
If you've ever taken an online life expectancy test, don't be too satisfied -- or too worried -- about the result. The Wall Street Journal's Carl Bialik tried several and got a fourteen year spread in his estimated time remaining. One actuary told him "I don't think any of them are very good." »more»
Submitted by jackie on October 21, 2008 - 10:26am.
Dressing up for Halloween can be fun and exciting, especially if you have a special party to attend. I've been invited to a friend's annual party and I'll be dressing up as a Cave Woman. Whatever your plans entail, here are some Aging Backwards tips for enjoying the holiday: »more»
Submitted by Delaine on October 19, 2008 - 2:11pm.
There are always images of beauty beyond our reach. Twiggy, Farrah, and Christie...these were the icons of beauty as I was growing up. I was pretty lucky. As a blond, I was part way there. But at age 13, when I compared my body to Twiggy, I was in for problems. I was short and overweight, and so I began a ‘flirtation’ with dieting. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 19, 2008 - 1:16pm.
A growing number of psychologists have become interested in studying nostalgia, the human emotion that is unique to humans. Some researchers believe that nostalgia may be a powerful psychological coping strategy to protect ourselves against loneliness and social isolation. »more»
Submitted by jackie on October 14, 2008 - 11:04pm.
by Jackie Silver with Tracey Tarrant
Tell your "regular" green tea to move over and make room for the King of green teas - Matcha. »more»
Submitted by DestinyBoutique on October 1, 2008 - 12:41pm.
Are you at the point where you buy everything possible anti-aging, everything you buy is very expensive and nothing really works?
Getting wrinkles is no picnic. I would like to share a story how argan oil took my under eye wrinkles away. »more»
Submitted by jackie on October 1, 2008 - 9:52am.
It's all over the news - there's so much caffeine in some energy drinks that they can actually be dangerous to your health. »more»
Submitted by jackie on September 23, 2008 - 10:54am.
There are now more than 36,000 centenarians, or people 100 years or older, in Japan - a record number and more than 4,000 than last year's figure, according to the Health and Welfare Ministry. Japan has one of the longest life expectancies. The UN projects there will be nearly one million people over 100 years old in Japan by 2050, with women making up the majority. »more»
Submitted by Rick Citron on September 18, 2008 - 6:59am.
After being diagnosed with prostate cancer six months ago, I asked myself all of the right questions. Will I die, and if so, when? How do I find out what I should do to treat the cancer? How do I take care of my family for when I am not here?
Very early in my research I talked to a doctor friend who had gone through prostate cancer. He spent weeks determining the options and the probabilities. His best words to me were to make my own decisions on this, don’t just take what any one person says as the correct thing to do. Every doctor and patient has their own favorite way to handle prostate cancer, and it may not be the right one for you. Study the statistics. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 8, 2008 - 12:47pm.
If you're at risk for cardiovascular disease and don't drink alcohol, you may want to start.
A new study shows that middle-aged non-drinkers who started to consume alchohol in moderation lowered their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 38% versus those who continued abstaining. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on September 3, 2008 - 8:24am.
While certainly not a health risk, one of the more evident signs of aging is sagging eyelids. But until a recent UCLA study on the subject, it wasn't particularly clear why eyelids sagged with age. »more»
Submitted by jackie on September 2, 2008 - 11:55am.
Someone said to me recently, "Look at you, you just sit around and have beauty treatments all day long, don't you?" Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. It doesn't take "having beauty treatments all day long" to keep Aging Backwards. That's the "beauty" of what I do. »more»
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