Centenarian Incidence A centenarian is a person who lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a … Continue reading
Having a hobby that engages you physically as well as mentally is particularly beneficial. Hobbies needn’t be expensive either. Gardening, bird watching and photography are examples of hobbies that will bring you outside and get you moving. Psychologist Michael Brickey, … Continue reading
Your Best Defence Against Aging: Your Attitude To Life By Priya Shah In the international bestseller, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell explains how researchers who study mind-reading using body language and facial expressions found that the old clichéd advice to smile when … Continue reading
Strong Friendships May Help You Live Longer By Jennifer Warner, WebMD Health News, Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD A new study shows that having a group of good friends around may be even more important than family for a long … Continue reading
World life expectancy chart 2010 Country Comparison :: Life expectancy at birth This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in … Continue reading
YOUR PLEASURE PATHWAY… Brain scientists have long known the human Brain is equipped with a system of pleasure centers, also known as reward pathways, but until recently this knowledge was mainly used in the study of addiction. Further study has … Continue reading
Sitting Shortens your Lifespan Stretching your legs more often may save your life. While no one would be surprised to hear that active people live longer, you might be surprised to learn that even if you exercise every day, sitting … Continue reading
How to prevent dental tooth decay Dental tooth decay is a pandemic disease that has been ongoing for at least 300 years. Can it be stopped? Isn’t it amazing that the disease of dental tooth decay has been recognized for … Continue reading
Kidney Failure and Aging Located in your abdomen on each side of your spine, your kidneys are part of your urinary system. The kidneys perform important functions in the body by removing wastes and excess fluids from the blood. These … Continue reading
7 Anti-Aging Tips to Keep Your Brain Young By William Speed Weed @ Reader’s Digest 1. Move It Quick — what’s the No. 1 thing you can do for your brain’s health? Differential calculus, you say? Chess? Chaos theory? Nope, … Continue reading