Healthy longevity is a goal for most of us or becomes a goal as we grow older. Achieving a long and healthy life requires understanding of the causes and symptoms of aging as a first step but it also demands commitment of time and resources. For most of us, aging well doesn't just happen.

When I was young, it seemed only natural that I would stay young looking and healthy as I grew older. Despite the lines and wrinkles in the face that I shaved every morning, so long as my body seemed healthy and able, I could persuade myself that I wasn't really getting old. Things changed, however, when pain became a normal part of my life and my legs stopped being dependable. At that point, I committed myself to learning more about aging and life extension. Why does the body break down? What do we know about slowing this process? Is it possible to turn back the clock and restore some of the damage to appearance and function?

What I find is that there is a growing body of knowledge about how and why the human body ages. Armed with this knowledge, each of us is able to develop our own personal life extension program. Yours will be different from mine in detail. They will all include physical activity and good nutrition but there are many options.

Check the tabs on to learn more about aspects of aging. Learn what causes our bodies to age and what we can do to slow or reverse its progress. Find out what research is being done on life extension and what are the current statistics. Healthy longevity is a process, a lifestyle, an attitude-adjustment, not just superficial elimination of wrinkles or relief from aches and pains.

I'm not a Doctor. I don't even play one on TV. So I am not making recommendations, prescribing medical treatment or promising cures. I am relaying information from sources which I believe are credible and will help you in making decisions about your health.