ZOOMER Magazine

THIS WAY UP THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY By Mike Crisolago

(AND DOWN)

-

Heroism knows no age A number of firefighte­rs in their 60s and 70s are on the front lines helping to battle the raging Australian bushfires.

In news that could hold promise for humans, American scientists reverse the deteriorat­ion of heart muscles in middle-aged flies, extending their lifespans And yet the cure for a whack from the common fly swatter remains tragically elusive.

And for those who don’t have access to the same life-extending technology as middle-aged flies ... Famed Canadian scientist and broadcaste­r David Suzuki, 83, says, “You’re never too young – or too old – to start the process of extending your health span” in the CBC documentar­y Aging Well Suzuki Style, which explores various questions about how we age.

An intruder broke into a house in Rochester, N.Y., only to be beaten and booted out by the owner – an 82-year-old award-winning female bodybuilde­r Which likely makes the intruder the lightest dumbbell the homeowner handled all week.

“Excuse me – my roots are up here” A month before her 66th birthday in February, Christie Brinkley posts a new bikini photo on Instagram with a caption asking fans if she should let her grey roots grow in.

Stanford University researcher­s discover four distinct aging pathways that humans take as they get older There’s the metabolic pathway, the immune pathway, the liver pathway and, most elusive of all, the posting-bikini-photos-on-Instagram-at-age-66 pathway.

Watch what you eat before you literally can’t anymore New research suggests that vision loss when we’re older could be linked to poor diets when we’re younger.

“Honey, you parked the car in the neighbour’s flower garden. Have you had enough water today?”

A study conducted by Pennsylvan­ia State University researcher­s shows that being both under- or overhydrat­ed can negatively affect cognitive function in women over 60.

 ??  ?? Australia’s tribute to the firefighte­rs projected on the Sydney Opera House
Australia’s tribute to the firefighte­rs projected on the Sydney Opera House
 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Canada