InnerSelf

by Joyce Whiteley Hawkes.

Is any process more natural and, at the same time, more fearfully loathed than aging? Witness the booming anti-aging industry, a cornucopia of cosmetics, supplements, and treatments designed more to calm our fears or fuel our fantasies than heal the damage from destructive factors such as...

by Joyce Meek Yates & Amanda Conrad.

Just like the muscles in your body, the brain thrives on the motto of "Use it, or lose it." Stimulate your brain by making it work beyond its normal routine. Don't let your thought processes get stuck in a rut! Try...

by Chao-Hsiu Chen.

The West is preoccupied with looking younger; signs of aging are reminders of death. In Asia, age brings greater beauty and wisdom; it is what we all look forward to. However, if you still want to fight the aging process, you can look younger by following the fifty points outlined below.

by Lorie A. Schleck, MA, PT. Strength training, especially when combined with aerobic exercise, is a surefire way to control body weight. Why? Because muscle burns calories and fat. But left to its own devices, the body loses about a half pound of muscle every year after age 30. If we don't keep ourselves strong, we gain weight with each passing year.

The ways in which we currently age have been programmed into us, and we have accepted this idea as a reality. We believe that we all will get old, sick, senile, frail, and die -- in that order. This does not have to be the truth for us any longer. The current crop of baby boomers will live longer, and if we take charge of our health, we will live exciting, productive lives.

by Raquel Martin.

Osteoporosis can begin as early as fifteen years prior to the first signs of menopause -- often around the middle to late thirties. The association of accelerated bone loss with menopause led medical doctors to prescribe estrogen supplements. However, there is ample evidence in the medical literature that the therapy is...