Ageing with attitude: Good attitude to advancing years is the key to wellbeing

A negative outlook towards ageing can take years of your life. But there are many reasons to be cheerful about getting old, says Margaret Jennings.

IF you were told your lifespan was being shortened by seven years, but that you could do something about that risk, would you reach out for the solution?

While smoking, being obese, having high cholesterol or high blood pressure are regularly trumpeted as being risks to longevity, they generally shorten our lives by about four years.