Being stubborn makes you live longer

Being stubborn makes you live longer
Name a few things that help you live longer. Exercise, sleep, healthy eating… Here’s something new to add to the list: being stubborn. A new study has shown that stubbornness is a characteristic that can help you live a long life. Research published in the academic journal International Psychogeriatrics looked at the mental and physical ...

Do Not Resuscitate – read my DNR tattoo

Do Not Resuscitate - read my DNR tattoo
If you feel very strongly about something, you want your conviction to be perfectly clear to all. Surely one of the clearest ways to make your view known on a particular issue would be to have it tattooed onto your body. Well, someone actually did that. A 70-year-old man, suffering from various life-threatening conditions, wound ...

Will they remember me when I’m a popsicle? 1

Will they remember me when I'm a popsicle?
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in cryogenically freezing dead bodies for revival in the distant future. The idea is to preserve a person in a state of suspended animation at sub-zero temperatures. My New Old Self is not convinced about this effort at immortality. Firstly, this feat has only been achieved in fish embryos ...