Anti-aging Tips
While aging can't be prevented, there are many techniques to help limit the effects of the aging process. See how to improve longevity and youthfulness.
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5 Ways To Age Gracefully and Healthfully
Most of us say we would like to age gracefully. But the concept seems pretty much out of our hands or in the hands of a plastic surgeon.
10 Anti-aging Foods
Most of us wish we could stop the aging process, but scientists still haven't found the Fountain of Youth. Certain foods, though, can help counteract the process aging has on your body.
5 Anti-aging Makeup Tips
Fine lines and wrinkles on our faces are inevitable as we age. And costly cosmetic procedures can lift, tuck and turn back the clock, but there are simple makeup tricks we can do at home that can improve our looks, as well.
5 Anti-aging Supplements That Really Work
Like it not, all of us get old. But does that mean we have to look and feel our age? These anti-aging supplements want us to believe we don't.
Do anti-aging lights really work?
No one wants to get old -- or look old. And there are light and laser treatments on the market today that claim to reverse the signs of aging. But can they really erase those years of wrinkles?
5 Steps That Can Help You Live Longer
Most Americans can expect to live until just shy of their 78th birthdays. But there are things you can to do to add five, 10 or even 15 more years to the length of your life.
How to Be a Healthy Centenarian
There's a difference between simply living to extreme old age and living a healthy lifestyle at age 100 or beyond. Researchers continue to look for patterns in the habits of people who make it into a second century of life. So how can you get there?
Are people more likely to live to be 100 in certain parts of the world?
Old age is all the rage these days, and the growing likelihood that we can live past 100 pushes scientists, sociologists and no small number of entrepreneurs to seek out the secrets behind longevity. Is where you live one of these secrets?
Do anti-aging creams work?
People don't care that wrinkles are merely indicators of past smiles, as Mark Twain once opined -- they'd like to get rid of them. Is anti-aging cream worth the money, or is it empty promises in fancy packaging?
Can a restricted diet slow aging?
A diet is a series of inner negotiations and brokered deals. You might pass on a second slice of pizza to fit into your skinny jeans -- but what if by giving up that pizza, you could live longer?
5 Beauty Tips for Older Women
You're probably not wearing the same clothes at 60 that you wore at 22, so why would you be wearing the same eyeliner? HowStuffWorks has five ideas to freshen up your routine and help you put your best face forward.
Is there an anti-aging gene?
The way to a longer life may begin with starving mice. It sounds like mad science, but rodents are providing us with a map to the fountain of youth -- and it may already lie within you.
How to Care for Aging Skin
Skin changes as you get older -- just ask any adolescent whose baby-smooth exterior was transformed by the arrival of acne. What's the best way to care for skin once wrinkles and lines make an appearance?
Does human growth hormone slow the aging process?
There's a reason we don't want to get old. Beyond the wrinkles and age spots are the aches, pains and memory loss. What if a simple hormone could make all that go away?
What's a blue zone, and am I living in one?
Have people in blue zones discovered the so-called Fountain of Youth? Blue zone inhabitants are frequently reaching 90, or even well past 100 years of age. Is it possible to create your own blue zone?
Health Benefits of Staying Young at Heart
Research confirms the health advantages of a positive state of mind, connection to others and belief in some sort of higher power. Learn how staying young at heart can benefit your health and longevity.
Two Techniques That Claim to Outwit Aging
These two techniques claim to outwit aging and seem to turn traditional logic about dieting on its head. But could these new anti-aging methods really work?
Are you younger than your years?
Studies show that our genes determine 30 percent of aging; the remaining 70 percent is lifestyle driven. Are you younger than your years?
A "Smile Lift" Can Take Years Off Your Looks
Cosmetic dentistry is catching on among those who want a big change in their looks without a big ordeal. A smile lift could make you look 10 years younger without the pain and invasiveness of cosmetic surgery.
Top 10 Anti-aging Tips
If your aim is to be lively and robust in your 80s and 90s, you'll need to learn some anti-aging secrets that focus on the mind, body and spirit. These 10 anti-aging techniques will help you stay and feel young as you age.
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