A range of health and lifestyle factors can predispose middle-aged women to bladder-control problems, though the causes tend to shift with age, according to a new study.

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Body image is something that many of us struggle with throughout our lives. But as we age, we all feel a little uneasy about our reflection in the mirror. We respond differently to our bodies, our bodies respond differently to us, and how we perceive them changes.

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Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults’ thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances, according to a new study. (more…)

Your level and type of physical activity and, of course, your diet also play their part. I strongly encourage everyone to be as physically active as possible throughout their whole life, but evidence suggests that the window from 35 years upwards has a more significant effect on your ageing than your physical activity levels in earlier years.

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Aging is a natural process; but exercises can be of help to make a person look younger, healthier and stronger. Further loss of muscular strength, bone density and lung capacity can be controlled by incorporating proper exercise in our daily routine. Joints must be trained for flexibility and stretching.

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When Cathy Perry’s blood pressure and cholesterol began climbing and her waist expanded by a few inches, she blamed middle age. When her memory became fuzzy and she frequently forgot familiar names and phone numbers, she attributed it to impending menopause. And when she seemed to catch every cold and virus that went around, she pointed to her two kids.

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Aging changes in the skin are a group of common conditions and developments that occur as people grow older. Skin changes are among the most visible signs of aging. Evidence of increasing age include wrinkles and sagging skin. Whitening or graying of the hair is another obvious sign of aging.

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Still vigorous at 100 years of age, Edward Rondthaler writes a weekly column for his local newspaper, walks a half-mile every morning and drives himself on errands around his hometown of Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

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Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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Sleeping pills are rarely the answer. Simple self-help steps and, if necessary, treatment by a sleep specialist can often remedy insomnia. In a National Institute on Aging study of more than 12,000 people aged 65 and older, over half of the men and women reported frequent trouble with sleeping. This finding confirms what you’ve already observed: with aging, it becomes harder to get to sleep and to stay asleep.

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