We’re all living longer. Instead of struggling to stay young, why not learn to age well?

While the ultra-wealthy spend millions on bizarre elixirs, the rest of us can follow these simple steps to enjoy a better life

American tech billionaire Bryan Johnson reportedly spends $2m a year on an intensive regime designed to reduce his biological age from 45 to 18.

In the words of Taylor Swift, I might be “feeling 22” but the reality is that my 39th birthday approaches and with that the slow creep to 40: official midlife territory. 

The desire to stay young feels like a universal pursuit, whether you are Swift, Madonna or Jeff Bezos. Indeed, it is an obsession that transcends the centuries: in 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de León discovered Florida while searching for the fountain of youth and eternal life.