Whose idea was this aging thing anyway?
No matter what we do to prevent it -- diet, exercise, supplements -- it seems we all must go through it.
That's the bad news. Here's the worse news. We reach our peak at 11 years old, says Dr. Robert Butler, president and CEO of the International Longevity Center in New York.
After that, it's all downhill.
"You can't delay the reality of aging," Butler says. "There's no escaping it."
Here's the somewhat good news. Many signs of aging are just that. They're perfectly normal and, in many instances, can be managed.
"It all sounds kind of dismal," says Dr. Ann Zerr, associate professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. "It's really diseases that bother people more than normal aging."
And if you're no fan of the passage of time, look at it this way: You're not alone
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No matter what we do to prevent it -- diet, exercise, supplements -- it seems we all must go through it.
That's the bad news. Here's the worse news. We reach our peak at 11 years old, says Dr. Robert Butler, president and CEO of the International Longevity Center in New York.
After that, it's all downhill.
"You can't delay the reality of aging," Butler says. "There's no escaping it."
Here's the somewhat good news. Many signs of aging are just that. They're perfectly normal and, in many instances, can be managed.
"It all sounds kind of dismal," says Dr. Ann Zerr, associate professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. "It's really diseases that bother people more than normal aging."
And if you're no fan of the passage of time, look at it this way: You're not alone
Read More