FOUNTAIN OF youth

Actress and model Christie Brinkley turned 65 in February – but instead of celebrating that actual number, she called it her 15th 50th birthday, in recognition of the fact she feels no older than 50. This, she says, is her ‘spirit age’, which is nothing to do with how old she is. And this is an idea we love, as thinking this way has been proven to turn back the clock.

THOSE WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO GETTING OLDER HAVE BETTER HEALTH

In recent years, researchers examining the science of ageing have found that the more positive we feel about