Good health may not only help you live longer, but it could also help you enjoy a longer, more satisfying sex life.

A new study shows people who are in good health are nearly twice as likely to be interested in sex in middle and older age and also more likely to report having a busy and satisfying sex life.

Diets and beauty products which claim to have anti-oxidant properties are unlikely to prevent aging because a key fifty year old theory about the causes of aging is wrong, according to new research.

Do you have what it takes to live 100 years -- or more?

A new test tells whether a person has the "genetic signature" of exceptional longevity. About 77% of centenarians -- people 100 years old or older -- have this genetic profile.

It is never too late to start exercising, and any amount of exercise is better than no exercise according to most anti-aging experts, fitness and health experts.

AntiAging Tips

Aging can be a be-atch! Watching wrinkles deveop, hearing bones creak, losing strength and losing energy. But everyone ages differently. Some people age "gracefully",  some look like they were "rode hard and put away wet". So what is the secret to aging "gracefully"?

Study after study is showing that older adults can slow the physical and mental aging process with some simple lifestyle changes, such as daily exercise, eating healthy and a positive attitude (meaning less stress).

While genetics also play a factor, there are things you can do to slow YOUR aging process and be a "younger" you. Healthy aging is also defined as living a longer, healthier life.

Facial Aging is More than a Skin Deep Problem

When you think of facial aging, many people think pf fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and sagging skin, but new research on aging finds that the skin isn't the only thing that ages and causes you to look years older.

Facial Bones and Aging

Over time, facial bones can also lose volume and recede, making your face look even older.

And if having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin, and crow's feet, and weren't enough, the jawbone becomes less defined, the brow bone recedes, and the bones of the eye socket gradually widen.  All of these results of aging causes the face to look older and take on a more “tied” and “sad” look also known as facial aging,

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Alzheimer and Dementia Prevention

A new study finds that seniors who speak three or more languages may have a lower risk of impaired memory than their peers.

A leading medical authority has criticized the increasing use of anti-aging hormones, saying anti-aging hormones offer little benefit but come with high risk.

New evidence suggests that specific brain training is not any better than simple conversations at improving memory in older adults.

Test Your Knowledge

Test your knowledge of aging with this Aging IQ Quiz by Discovery health.

Concerned about your aging parents' health? Use this health information guide to determine if your aging parents may need some help. As your parents get older, you may want to make sure they're taking care of themselves and staying healthy.

To help determine whether or not your aging parents ask yourself the following questions. Then, if necessary, take action so that your aging parents can address any health issues before they become worse. Taking action can help improve your aging parents quality of life and help your aging parents maintain their independence.

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that certain types of specializations on nerve cells called “spines” are depleted as a person ages, causing cognitive decline in the part of the brain that mediates the highest levels of learning. These spines receive an important class of synapses that are involved with the process of learning.

The discovery provides the medical community with a new therapeutic target to help prevent cognitive decline in the part of the brain that effects learning. The findings are reported in the June 2, 2010 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

It is never to late to start working out according to a new study published in Journal of Aging and Health. Working on preserving strength and agility can help seniors live healthier longer and also improve their quality of living according to the new research.

Exercising, eating enough fruit and vegetables not drinking too much alcohol and not smoking can add up to 14 years to your life, a new Public Library of Science Medicine study suggests.

A new study shows elderly adults who engage in resistance training can reduce the effects of aging.  Not only does exercise make most people feel better and perform physical tasks better, it now appears that exercise - specifically, resistance training -- actually rejuvenates muscle tissue in healthy senior citizens.

The study involved before and after analysis of gene expression profiles in tissue samples taken from 25 healthy older men and women who underwent six months of twice weekly resistance training, compared to a similar analysis of tissue samples taken from younger healthy men and women.

Many people are forever looking for the "fountain of Youth". What most people do not know, is the "fountain of Youth" may well be in their own home. How is that you may be thinking? 

These three simple tips about water and hydration can drastically improve your health and appearance:

If you're hoping to live to a healthy 100, good genes help, but new research suggests living longer is actually due to a complex mix of your heredity, environment and lifestyle.  

Cognitive decline was long seen as an inevitable consequence of aging, but recent years have seen a surge of interest in activities and products touted to forestall this outcome. What is the truth? Is decline inevitable, or is there a possibility of retaining our faculties if we exercise them? And which kinds of exercises and products are effective, and which are merely hype?

Aging is often associated with undesirable events, like wrinkles, tiredness, disease. While everyone ages, some people seem to age more gracefully then others. Could good nutrition be the key to a healthier, longer life?

 People with diets high in vitamins C, D, E and the B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to experience brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology®.

For good skin and good health there are simple rules to follow. They are not complicated, nor are they hard to implement, but the payoff is HUGE!

The following are some simple nutritional tips to help you properly nourish your skin, and your body and slow down the effects of mother nature and father. time!