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
How to Age Backwards
Anti-Aging Tips
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
Is Youth a Matter of Fake It Til You Make It?
We’ve all heard of 80-year-olds who feel like they’re 16, but come on…
Is that really an example of mind over matter?
Or is it an example of severe self-delusion? [Read more…] about Is Youth a Matter of Fake It Til You Make It?
The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Live Longer
What is the most important thing you can do to live longer?
- Floss your teeth.
- Practice stress management.
- Get a good night’s sleep.
- Refuse to feel old. [Read more…] about The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Live Longer
Life Lessons from the Dying
I’ve read it all.
Everything about how to live a long and happy life.
What foods to avoid. What habits to avoid. What risk factors could end your life prematurely. [Read more…] about Life Lessons from the Dying
Get a Better Brain as You Get Older
I’d always assumed it was true.
Of course your mind starts to go after 40. You start forgetting names and where you left the car keys. By 50, you’re doing crossword puzzles religiously, hoping to keep what’s left of your brain. [Read more…] about Get a Better Brain as You Get Older