Boys Night Out

Worried about having heart attacks as you get on in years? Then keep having (no-stakes) poker night with the guys, even if you can't play as you used to. A Harvard school of public health study found that men in their seventies who had full social calendars also had less than half the blood levels of heart-damage markers compared to less socially integrated peers.

Why do Women’s Bodies Change Shape as they get Older?

Women are generally pear shaped, storing fat around the hips and thighs until after menopause, when their bodies tend to become more apple shaped, laying down fat around the middle. The change in fat distribution is brought about by the shift in hormonal make up at menopause, bringing women more in line with men in terms of fat related health risks for conditions such as heart disease.
While we all tend to put on between one and two kilos a year as we get older, a dramatic increase in body fat – especially abdominal fat – is never a good thing.