Sure, 40 is the new 30, but some days you might wonder if your body got the memo. While there are plenty of fabulous things that happen when you turn 40, the trade-off is that you can't skate by health-wise like you could in your 20s and 30s: Your metabolism starts to slow down, your risk factors for certain conditions go up, and it becomes a whole lot harder to neglect your body and get away with it.
That doesn't mean you have to let middle age wreak havoc on your well-being, but you do have to be more careful about avoiding a few common mistakes. Here are a few bad habits to break so you can stay healthy in your 40s and beyond. (And while we're on the topic of aging amazingly well, you have to check out our new book Ageless Brain—you'll see how simple it is to cut your risk of Alzheimer's in half, naturally. Take a look!)
[Read more] ByKARA WAHLGREN
MAY 31, 2017
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