lifespan
Old age is not a modern phenomenon; Even in the past, many people lived long enough to grow old
Every year in the course I teach on the 14th-century Black Death, I ask students to imagine themselves as peasants, nuns, or nobles in the Middle Ages. What would their lives have been like if they were confronted with this terrifying disease that killed millions of people in just a few years? Aside from what … Read more
How to ‘turn on’ your anti-aging genes – and live longer
Gene yet You’ve probably called them negative: you’ve blamed them for your weight, bad habits, or thinning hair. But while you can’t change the genetic hand you’ve been dealt, you actually have more control over how your genes work than you think. We are born with about 20,000 genes, which are pieces of DNA that … Read more
A healthier diet at age 40 can add 8 years to your life
Share on PinterestMore emerging evidence suggests that improving one’s diet can help extend one’s life. Image credit: Sergey Narevskih/Stocksy. Less than 0.1% of adults in the UK adhere to the UK government’s Eatwell Guide to a healthy, balanced diet. Adults could increase life expectancy by almost nine years by switching from an unhealthy diet to … Read more
Eating fewer calories can prevent aging
In terms of proving major ecological truths, the Biosphere 2 experiments were a failure. As an illustration of what can happen when somewhat marginal science meets extreme wealth, they were fascinating. There were intense arguments on both sides of the glass. In 1994, Ed Bass, an oil dynast who had paid for the facility, threw … Read more