Articles On:longevity

Longevity Business: A Modern Search for the Fountain of Youth

High-dollar treatments promoted by supporters of the longevity business promise miraculous results. Are they really ...

A happy, healthy 90-year-old enjoying a long life without the gimmicky longevity business. Elena Zakharova

What Does It Mean to Age Well?

What does it mean to age well? Social media influencers, anti-aging products and services, and ...

An elderly man stopping to smell the flowers, as he knows what it means to age well. Nejron

February 26, 2026

Longevity Advice for Women

I have written about longevity literacy and the need for long-term-care planning. To see how ...

Woman smiling in a greenhouse.

November 4, 2025

Lessons on Longevity From Women

Genetics may give women a head start to living longer, but lifestyle habits help, too. ...

A woman happy with her man, as part of lessons on longevity from women.

Monthly Visits Extend Your Life

Studies show that monthly visits with close friends or family will help extend your life. ...

Since monthly visits extend your life, you can plan times when you can help family with chores, such as cooking or babysitting. Image by Yuri Arcurs

Longevity and Anti-Aging Science

Can longevity and anti-aging science help you live longer? New methods to allegedly combat aging, ...

Granddaughter with happy grandma thanks to anti-aging science.

Super-Agers and Cognitive Longevity

With medical advances keeping people alive longer, scientists are on a mission to keep their ...

Senior professor who is one of the super-agers is standing at a blackboard with complicated formulas scrawled on it. By Rmarmion

January 23, 2024

Centenarian Lily Mae Ashman Byrd

For the vibrant Lily Mae Ashman Byrd, Nov. 28, 2023, was the day she became ...

Centenarian Lily Mae Ashburn Byrd with two of her family members. Image courtesy of Jan Carrington

October 2, 2023

An Elder Psychiatrist Still Helping Others

At 96 years old, Dr. Phyllis Loeff still finds purpose in practicing psychiatry in her ...

Phyllis Loeff is 96 and still practicing her lifelong profession of psychiatry in her Highland Park home, Friday, June 30, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS) At 96 years old, elder psychiatrist Dr. Phyllis Loeff still practices her trade, using her “maturity of understanding” to help patients.

Balance and Longevity: A Surprising Link

Can you stand on one leg like a flamingo? If not, you might have a ...

woman doing a balance exercise, image by Mheim301165. For article on balance and longevity link