Is aging a state of mind? There’s not much science to prove it, but a surprising number of the researchers and doctors we spoke to said that you’ll stay young if you think young. Among the benefits mentioned: A positive outlook will help you stick with an exercise program, take an interest in others [...]
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STIMULATE YOUR MIND
Your brain is not unlike your brawn. Exercise it and it’ll get bigger and stronger. There’s not much sense working to have the body of a 20-yerar-old if your mental capacity is slowly sliding toward senility.
Experts say mental challenges can sharpen your thinking. In one four-year study, healthy older people who stayed employed or [...]
HAVE A DRINK
Research continues to pour in showing that moderate drinking (one or two alcoholic drinks per day-no more) protects against heart disease. In fact, drinking men in one recent study had less risk of death from heart disease than men who never touch the stuff.
Alcohol boosts levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind), “and there [...]
GET ENOUGH SLEEP
The legions of sleep-deprived stumble to their desks every morning, dragging themselves through the day fired with coffee and sugar and … excuse me, what were we talking about?
“Lack of rest at any age is going to make you feel old,” says Michael Vitiello, associate director of the Sleep and Aging Research Program at the [...]
BOLSTER YOUR BACK
One minute you’re zooming purposefully out the door on your way to hammer an opponent at racquetball; then you stoop for your gym bag and boing, you’re instantly a crippled old man who can barely hobble to the nearest chair. “I’ve had back pain myself, and I can tell you that when you can barely [...]
STAND UP TO AGING
A hunched-over posture won’t cause any medical problems, but it will certainly make you look old before your time. Most posture problems result form bad habits or weak back muscles. Start by fixing the habit: To walk tall, keep your rear tucked in, pull in your chin, tighten your stomach muscles and keep your knees [...]
SHUN THE SUN
Yes, you’ve heard it. But if you’re serious about keeping those youthful good looks of yours, you’d better do it. Sun damage is responsible for most of what we think of as aging. Skin damage builds up invisibly for years before you actually see it. In Australia, where men spend lots of time outdoors, scientists [...]
HAVE PLENTY OF SEX
Physically, there’s no getting around the fact that there’s going to be some decrease in the pure animal drive you felt as a teenager. That’s partly because, as you leave your teen years, you begin to have more to think about than sex. There is also some slowing down of the basic equipment as the [...]
SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET
You can protect yourself against both heart disease and cancer by getting more of the powerhouse vitamins E and C and the nutrient beta-carotene. All three can reduce your levels of free radicals, damaged molecules that cause harmful changes in the body. One theory holds that the aging process itself is the cumulative result of [...]
DROP POUNDS, NOT CALORIES
We all want to cut a trim profile around the middle. A lean physique looks better, and more youthful, than a pear-shaped one. Lean men are also more active, more energetic and statistically less prone to chronic debilitating illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. To stay slim, however, men mistakenly tend to cut back on [...]