By Daily Mail Reporter A study which followed children from the 1920s to old age showed that people who were rated ‘highly cheerful’ by teachers at school died younger. This was because people who were too happy were more likely … Continue reading
By John Cloud www.time.com Why do some people live to be older than others? You know the standard explanations: keeping an abstemious diet; engaging in regular exercise; and, if you’re an unusual Frenchwoman, smoking cigarettes until you are 117 years … Continue reading
If reducing that abdominal paunch is part of your goals for the year, consider adding green tea to your diet. Several studies have hinted that green tea provides a boost to exercise-induced weight loss. Another study, published in the February … Continue reading
Top 6 Lifestyle Choices that Promote Health, Longevity and Prevent Death Health-promoting lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of developing chronic disease and the causes of premature death. What you choose to eat, drink or otherwise ingest, how much you … Continue reading
Hair loss one of those things women don’t really talk about, so you might be surprised to learn how common it is: Our national survey found that almost one-third of women experienced hair loss or balding at some point in … Continue reading
Better Air Quality Can Add About Five Months to Life Expectancy, Harvard Study Suggests By Elizabeth Lopatto Cleaner air added about five months to life expectancy in the U.S. over two decades, according to a study by Harvard School of … Continue reading
Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet x, Diet y – These diet sodas claim to lose you weight. But the fact is opposite. They are not helping in controlling weight, the worst is they are not healthy at all. Diet drinks … Continue reading
Brazil recently (2011) discovered a woman Maria Lucimar Pereira aged 120-years old during routine check of state birth records by INNS – Brazil’s National Institute of Social Security The birth certificate says she was born on September 3, 1890. If … Continue reading
Sultry and sophisticated. You may not realize it but I am talking about how gray hair will soon be viewed. Gray hair used to be seen as a problem because it reminded people that were aging. Nowadays we all live … Continue reading
Oxford Journals: The Journals of Gerontology: Series A Abstract Abstract Prior animal model studies have demonstrated an association between telomere length and longevity. Our study examines telomere length in centenarians in good health versus poor health. Using DNA from blood … Continue reading