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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Aging well isn’t only the luck of genetics
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’ll never forget the day my mom and I were asked if we were sisters. I was a teenager and my mom was in her late 30s. We had been shopping at a department store and were in the process of checking out when the cashier popped the question. “Are you two sisters?” I wanted to shout back “Are you crazy? This is my mom.” Fortunately, I kept my mouth shut and let my mom bask in the glory of being mistaken for someone much younger. I was appalled by the question because I thought my mom was, well, old, and how could someone possibly mistake me as someone her age? Twenty years and a few wrinkles later, I have a much different point of view. I’m ecstatic when people think I’m much younger than I am. Some of us age more gracefully than others. My mom, for instance, didn’t have gray hair until she was about 40. And my grandmother, who turns 85 this year, looks better than she did 15 years ago. Genes play a big role in how we look as we age, but I like to think that the way we take care of ourselves and the way we approach life matters just as much, if not more.
What’s your secret for looking young?
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