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The Truth About Aging—Why Some People Seem to Age Faster Than Others

By April 3, 2023

Healthspan measures incorporate quality of life in ways that lifespan does not. Do you ever wake up some days and think, “When I was younger, I could survive on just four hours of sleep, but now it seems like I need 10”? Or have you ever walked out of the gym and “felt” your knees? Almost everyone experiences these kinds of signs of aging. But there are some people who seem to defy their age. The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg stayed on the bench until her death at age 87. The “Great British Bake Off”…