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With Great Age Comes Great Humor!

You can't deal with old age without a good sense of humor, which is why the more mature often create the best phrases and jokes. Enjoy These 'smarty-pants' funnies! With Great Age Comes Great Humor!

zou'll Never Guess This Woman's True Age...

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You'll Never Guess This Woman's True Age...

How old do you think Annette Larkins is? Whatever you think, it probably doesn't even come close to her actual age. This woman has found the secret to slowing down the aging process. Learn her secret in this fascinating video.

Health

Fighting Age Spots: What You Need to Know

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The Main Mineral Deficiency Causing Aging Spots

Often called age spots or liver spots, these blemishes are a common sign of aging. But what exactly causes them, and can they be treated? In this video, Dr. Eric Berg discusses the science behind age spots, exploring their connection to sun exposure, melanin production, and oxidative stress.

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How Societies Can Age More Gracefully...

How Societies Can Age More Gracefully... video, lecture, old age, ted talk, anthropology In this fascinating talk, scholar Jared Diamond contrasts the way we treat our elders to the way they treat elders in tribal societies, with some surprising results!

Health

How to Distinguish Between Alzheimer's and Aging

10 Differences Between Alzheimer's and Natural Aging

Changes in memory caused by old age will be related to the names of people or places, but changes caused by Alzheimer’s are expressed through forgetfulness that severely affects one’s ability to work and even engage in a social life and hobbies.

These Seniors Live Out the Saying Age is Just a Number

Age is just a number, says the famous saying. And yet, many people feel anxious about growing older. A recent survey showed that a whopping 87% of the participants expressed fear of old age. While there is no way to halt or reverse the process of growing older, it is by no means a negative one.

From Cuba to the US at Age 64 - Amazing Story!

Unable to see anything in the dark of night, stung badly be jellyfish, choking on freezing salt water, hallucinating - and still, Diana Nyad kept on swimming, which is how she finally realized her dream of swimming the 100 miles between Cuba and Florida, and at age 64!

10 Important Quotes About Aging with Grace

These Truths About Old Age Should Be Shared...

We don't get to choose whether we grow old or not, but we do get to choose how we think about it. Luckily, several inspirational figures have given us their take on this by leaving behind some wise words that are surely worth noting.

It's Not Fun Being Old, But Sometimes It's Funny...

Let's face it, you've got to have a good sense of humor to be admitted to the golden age, or you just won't have a good time with it. So, let me make your day with these hilarious photos that almost made me spill my coffee this morning.

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This Man is 70 Years Old?? Unbelievable.

Sam "Sonny" Bryant is 70 years old. But if you saw him in the gym, you'd swear he was 30 years younger. If you saw his body alone, you'd swear he was 50 years younger. This 70 year old bodybuilder actively participates in competitions while being twice the age of most other contestants.

Growing Older is a Blessing - 15 Beautiful Quotes

These Profound Quotes Teach Us to Embrace Our Age

It sometimes feels like society today is engulfed in a fight against aging. We dye our silver locks and apply “anti-aging” creams and potions to smooth out our wrinkles. We focus merely on the negative aspects of growing older and how to get rid of them.

If You Have a Well Aged Sense of Humor, You'll Love This!

Being old isn't what it used to be. Young people used to show more respect, these days it's just cartoon after cartoon of hilarious 'geezer gags' that keep reminding us of the lighter, funnier side of old age. Like there's anything funny about being old!

Joke: 3 Old Men Started Comparing Ages...

"There's no worse age than 70," says the youngest, "You always feel like you have to pee, and most of the time you try and try and nothing comes out!" "That's nothing," said the 80-year-old, "80 is a much worse age. You can't even do your business anymore.

These Old Folks Have a Much Younger Soul...

Just so you know, you're only as old as you choose to be. Sure, you may have the body of a 70 year old, but the passion in your eyes, your detemination to have fun and you're unwillingness to let go of what you really want for yourself - those are all up to you!

This Lecture on Aging Will Make You Love Getting Old

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This Uplifting Video Shows Why Getting Old is AWESOME

In many ways, old age can be a great blessing because the whole experience of life is behind you, says spiritual guru Sadhguru. Aging is indeed beautiful if we can stay young at heart and not let the years weigh on our spirit.

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10 Important Mantras for Aging Gracefully

Ten Golden Mantras for Growing Old with Grace

Many people feel unhappy, health-wise and security-wise, after 60 years of age, believing diminishing importance is given to them and their opinions. However, it need not be so, if only we understand the basic principles of life and follow them.

Travel

122 Years and Counting – This Woman's Story is Remarkable

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This 122-Year-Old Iranian is a Living Wonder!

Fatemeh Noruzi Karizi, a 122-year-old woman living in Iran, might be the oldest living person in the world currently. According to Fatemeh, she was born on September 23, 1899, in Iran’s northeastern city of Torbat-e Jam, where she lives with her son.

She's 86, and Much More Limber Than Anyone Half Her Age!

Johanna Quaas isn't too bothered by her age. And why should she be? At 86, she's still jumping, twirling and spinning on the bars. Recently, she amazed audiences at the Cottubus World Cup in Germany. The white haired athlete holds many medals.

Health

Foods We Need to Eat More of as We Get Older

Know the Foods We Need to Eat More of as We Age

As we age, we suffer from nutritional deficiencies that reduce our quality of life and our health.

Science and Technology

The Science Behind Everything Moving So Fast

Wonder Why Time Speeds Up As You Age? Here's the Answer

Psychologists Marc Wittmann and Sara Lenhoff surveyed a sample of 499 participants, aged between 14 and 94. They were asked about how fast they felt time was moving, and had the option to select different answers ranging from “very slowly”, to “very fast”.

Art

Mother & Son Make Lively & Lovely Art Together

This 91-Year-Old's Beautiful Portraits Touch Our Souls

These clever photographs are the combined work of Candian-Italian Tony Luciani and his 91 year old mother. Tony does the camera work, the technical stuff. But his mother, a sufferer from dementia, is the one that brings everything to life.

10 Unexpected Idioms We Inherited From the Renaissance

These Age-Old Idioms Date Back to the Renaissance!

And to most they are, but linguists and people like you interested in etymology know that appearances are deceptive, and even some words that sound fresh may actually be centuries old.

Art

This 91-Year-Old's Beautiful Portraits Touch Our Souls...

These clever photographs are the combined work of Candian-Italian Tony Luciani and his 91 year old mother, Mrs. Luciani. Tony does the camera work, the technical stuff. But his mother, a sufferer from dementia, is the one that brings everything to life.