World's Oldest Living Animal - Killed
Tuesday October 30, 2007
Like trees, clams grow rings each year of life - making it easy to determine the age of a clam. A team of researchers was dredging in Iceland when they ... Read More
Survive Retirement - Longevity To-Dos for Your 60s
Friday October 26, 2007
Your 60s a re a critical time for longevity. This decade will determine how you spend your retirement years. Will you take long naps, watch lots of TV and eat ... Read More
Can Science Extend Life?
Wednesday October 24, 2007
Maybe -- but there is nothing definite yet. Science "futurists" and science fiction writers have long embraced the idea of technology that will extend human life. So far there are ... Read More
Hormones for a Long Life
Monday October 22, 2007
Can hormones increase your longevity? Probably not. Can they make reduce the effects of aging? Sometimes. Unfortunately there is no simple answer to the role of hormones in aging. Sure, ... Read More
What to Do in Your 40s to Live Long
Friday October 19, 2007
By your 40s, you may think you are set in your ways -- time to shake it
up. Your 40s are a great time for a lifestyle overhaul. Every time you
notice ... Read More
Your 30s - Time To Lay a Good Foundation
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Your 30s are busy. You may have kids, a marriage, a career. How you
maintain your health and well-being during your 30s will largely
determine your health for the rest of your ... Read More
Your 20s - Make a Long, Healthy Life Easy
Monday October 15, 2007
Longevity is probably the last thing on your mind. That's too bad,
because you can make some easy progress now that will pay off for the
rest of your life. Just maintaining ... Read More
Which Foods are the Best?
Wednesday October 10, 2007
I thought I had a pretty good knowledge of which foods were healthy - but I decided to look into it anyway. I was surprised with what I learned. We ... Read More
Hara Hachi Bu and Live Longer
Monday October 8, 2007
Hari Hachi Bu is Japanese for something like "eat until you are 80% full" and it is the secret of longevity practiced by the Okinawans (the longest lived group of ... Read More
Engineering Healthy Aging
Friday October 5, 2007
Aubrey de Grey is a researcher and thinker on aging. He has proposed a
research agenda for discovering how to minimize the deterioration of
the body over time (senescence). There seven steps ... Read More
Jeanne Calment, World's Longest Lived Person
Wednesday October 3, 2007
Jeanne Calment, of France, is the official record holder for longevity. Her well-documented life was 122 years long. This is 8 years longer than the current oldest person (Edna Parker, ... Read More
Older People and Driving
Monday October 1, 2007
Driving is such a critical ability for independence in most cities in the US. Many older people have difficulty driving. It turns out that vision problems are not the number ... Read More