Healthy Aging Anyone.

For a start, many ancient Chinese emperors went to great length and on the relentless search for elixir of eternal youth. Haha !...today, the fervent quest has not let up, especially among wealthy ladies !. (reminds me of mdm Piggy too hehehe !) For most of us, it is more realistic to pack more youthful and lively years into our given life span. We must truely live, not merely exist. Its bloody awful to sit around moping and mourning. Enjoyng life to the full is perhaps the best way to lengthen it. Perhaps our greatest loss is the life that dies inside uswhile we are alive, the life rejuvenated by humour, optimism, vitality and enthusiasm.

Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them -- that is why you pay them.
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
Enjoy the simple things.
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county. Travel to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

And Always Remember...Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away