How to Age Backwards

Anti-Aging Tips

Crossword Puzzles Won’t Stave Off Dementia, But This Will

Crossword puzzles are for old people.

I knew this to be true, because the only people I saw doing crossword puzzles were my grandparents. I can still picture my grandmother sitting in her armchair with the newspaper precisely folded, pencil in hand and brow furrowed, pausing periodically to sip her morning coffee. [Read more…] about Crossword Puzzles Won’t Stave Off Dementia, But This Will

What It Takes to Live Forever

You want to live forever? Great!

Clear out a cupboard for all your supplements, and plan on spending the equivalent of your current food bill on popping pills.

Clear out another cupboard in the bathroom for all the creams and potions you’ll be applying [Read more…] about What It Takes to Live Forever

If You’re 40 or Over, You Should Be Taking This

Let’s talk about lignans.

You know about the benefits of antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber. You know that your diet should be rich in all three.

But did you know there’s one simple addition you could make to your diet that would give you antioxidants, omega-3s [Read more…] about If You’re 40 or Over, You Should Be Taking This

Get More Beautiful with Age

It’s a threat every teenager hears ad nauseam:

“You’d better enjoy how you look, because it’s not going to last.”

Cosmetic legend Elizabeth Arden warned: “Hold fast to youth and beauty.” Beauty fades. [Read more…] about Get More Beautiful with Age

Starting to Look Older? Here’s What to Do

That moment you realized, for the first time, you look OLD…

Remember it?

If you say no, I’m pretending not to hear. I feel better about myself when I believe every woman is fighting crow’s feet and dark under-eye shadows. [Read more…] about Starting to Look Older? Here’s What to Do

Can Eating Like This Make You Live Longer?

Vegetables.

That boring old stuff that grows in the ground.

You know you’re supposed to eat your veggies. You try. You have a side salad or boil up some beans. There are always something green on your plate. Your mother would be proud. [Read more…] about Can Eating Like This Make You Live Longer?

The Personality Trait that Predicts How Long You’ll Live

You walk into a time machine with 5 female members of your graduating high school class.

You turn the dial to 70 years into the future.

Rainbow lights streak past. G-forces upend your stomach. Your hair stands on end. You reach for your purse hopelessly for the brush you didn’t bring. [Read more…] about The Personality Trait that Predicts How Long You’ll Live