Think yourself young
THE saying “you are only as old as you feel”, may in fact have some truth to it.
Research has found that age really is just a number – feeling young can make you look young and give you the health of a younger person.
In a study led by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, women had their hair cut and dyed and volunteers looked at before-and-after pictures of their faces. Women who felt having their hair dyed made them look younger actually did look younger to the observers.
One way for a woman to feel young and healthier might be to dress like a teenager, dye her hair and find a younger boyfriend. But Langer has another solution: “Don’t buy the mindset in the first place.”