5 Ways Your Body Actually Improves With Age

There are so many negative stereotypes related to getting older -- "the middle-age sag," or being "over the hill." It's easy to buy into the myth that everything really is headed downhill. But according to studies and science, things really aren't as bad as they might seem. Here are five ways your body actually improves with age: 1. You might have fewer migraines. Any sufferer knows there's nothing worse than the searing pain, nausea and sensitivity of migraines. The good news is that you might be able to kiss this unfriendly visitor goodbye as you get older. According to some neurologists, the average onset of migraines is around age 20 and they tend to start tapering off after about 25 years. In fact, a study by Swedish researchers found that migraines in subjects with an average age of 55, seemed to vanish in about 30 percent of the sufferers over the 12-year study. Around 80 percent of the people who still suffered migraines said they had fewer attacks and just over half said the attacks didn't last as long. And according to the Migraine Trust, 40 percent of migraine sufferers are attack-free by 65.  2. You can probably go longer between shampoos.  For men and women with longer hair, maintenance can be a drag with shampooing, conditioning and applying weekly treatments. It's even worse if you have naturally oily hair or you use an arsenal of hair products, leaving your hair limp and weighed down within a day of washing it. The good news, especially for...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news