Secrets of longevity

Living Longer: Being slightly overweight may help

Want to live a long time? Well, don’t be overweight, underweight or obese. Any one of these will shorten your days, a study has concluded. more »

Vitamin D Supplements: They may help you live longer

Vitamin D is a bit of a Cinderella in the world of supplements – and yet it is the one that could help you live longer. more »

It's Never Too Late: Adopt a healthier lifestyle when you’re 60, and you’ll still live longer

It’s never too late to enjoy the benefits of a healthier lifestyle. You can still live longer if you begin a healthier regime when you’re 60, a new study has discovered. more »

Weight gain: Putting on the pounds can prolong your life as you get older

The body mass index (BMI) is one of the crudest measurements of our health and longevity. It’s been found wanting in many a study, and researchers at UCI (University of California Irvine) have confir... more »

DHEA Facts

Many hormonal changes take place with ageing, but none is as marked as what happens to DHEA levels. more »

DHEA: Keeping old age at bay

A recent editorial in a prestigious American peer-reviewed medical journal labelled the promotion of DHEA (dehydro-epiandroster-one) as an eternal youth hormone as nothing more than “quackery”. more »

10 tips for a healthy lifestyle

Our fully researched guide to the top 10 ways to live healthily. more »

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