Despite popular perceptions of the ageing process, some research has found that improvement in either physical or mental health in later life is not only possible, but common.
One 12-year study found almost half of the 11,000+ seniors participating either got faster at walking (linked to better outcomes in older age) or performed better in cognitive tests more than a decade after their 65th birthday.
Which begs the question: can individual habits make improvement, or decline, more or less likely?
Of course, some conditions and health concerns are beyond people’s control. But speaking to HuffPost UK, endocrinologist Dr William Hsu, chief medical officer at L-Nutra, said there are a few habits which “consistently stand out”.
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