Wonder what you'll be like as an older person?

Well, researchers at the University of Chicago can polish your crystal ball. They are doing a study of people aged 57-85 -- the National Social Life, Heath and Aging Project. They go into people's homes and ask about...

I never thought I'd grow up young.

But, in the 21st century, that's not unusual. I'm just one of many women who are 50, 60 or more on the outside, but girls of 20 on the inside. This is the era of young older women -- vintage girls --...

Though retirement is stereotyped as a geezer Garden of Eden furnished with recliners and a flat screen TV, it can be tough. You'd never know it, though, from the ads. You've seen them---beautiful Botoxed models with silver hair, riding bikes on a country lane or sitting in seaside bath tubs...

It's funny about umbilical cords. If they are supposedly cut at birth, then why am I still connected in some ancient, mammalian way to generations of my family -- even though they live 3,000 miles away?

It must be a weird inherited thing. My mom had it, too. She lived...

You have a matched pair, all pink and pretty, and I want you to keep them that way. I'm talking about your lungs, your portable oxygen tanks.

You already know that smoking isn't good for your lungs, but did you know that cleaning sprays are connected to a

Some days I think I am no smarter than your average roadside weed. That's because every year, come summer, I have to re-learn ways to stay cool and comfy when the temp goes over ninety. But then again, I had to re-read Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care after the...

Yep, we all know that carry on luggage is the way to travel -- no waiting in line to retrieve bags, no items stolen in the airport's back rooms, no lost luggage or baggage fees. So why doesn't everyone just carry on?

My guess is that some people pack their...

Is vitamin D an action hero painkiller? It sounds silly -- pain old vitamin D as a possible reliever of pain. We know vitamin D as the Clark Kent of supplements, found in ordinary grocery stores, easily available from sunlight, available in fortified foods, egg yolks and fish, good for...

Feet -- gotta have them, but don't gotta love them, especially after decades of wear and tear. Hard to believe our moms used to plant loving little kisses on ours. But, over time, our feet may not only become unkissable, but worn out, misaligned and just plain painful to use....

I don't need a shrink, because I'm already shrunk. Over the years, I've measured the ever-diminishing me. I've lost two inches in height and I can't seem to find them anywhere except in a pair of platform shoes.

And I'm not alone. Just call us the incredible shrinking species. Humans...

I can't tell you how to fly over the rainbow, but I do know one way to make yourself miserable as mud. Here's how: Get a magnifying mirror. Then go on constant face patrol, a form of culturally-induced self-torture. Consult this mirror often. After all, you can't wear out a...