Aging Well
The average 20-year old person today living in a developed country has a 23% chance of living to be 100 years old.
While science has increased our life span by 30 years over time through the discovery of vaccines, lowering mortality rates and reducing disease-related deaths, there are things you can do to increase your chances at being a centenarian, like:
- eating healthy
- exercising
- stopping smoking
- staying social
Getting older doesn’t have to mean you are going to take large volumes of pills, stay in a rocker, and vegetate away your final years. In fact, this kind of mindset can lead to premature death and missing some of the best years of your life.
There are many advantages to getting older that can make these years more pleasurable and exciting than even your younger years.
Here are ten great things about getting older that will help you recognize the advantages you can now reap once you reach “that certain age”:
1 – Sex can be better. When you no longer have to worry about getting pregnant and the risk of STDs goes way down, you can enjoy sex with your partner more now than ever. Kids are out of the house so that sex can be more spontaneous, free, and longer lasting than it ever was when you were younger. Continue reading
People can begin to age as soon as they reach their twenties, depending on how they have taken care of their bodies. Those who are sedentary, smoke, play rough sports, or regularly get sunburned can begin to find signs of obesity, poor teeth and skin, and degenerative changes in their joints at a very young age.
Aging is a continual process and, by the time a person reaches the age of 50-60, signs of aging are apparent in almost everyone.
Here are some signs of aging that are normal and expected, as one gets older:
Skin Changes
Skin tends to lose collagen as one ages. This increases the signs of wrinkles, and the skin begins to develop decreased turgor and an increase in red and brown spots, especially on sun-exposed areas. Continue reading
