The issue of aging and aging well seems to be one of those topics ripe for discussion. And today, the New York Times came out with a story that thrilled me.

"Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs."

New York Times article

Given this info, are you more likely to increase your red wine intake? Is it too soon to tell?

For thousands of years, magicians, alchemists, even a few fringe medical practitioners have fueled an unbounded optimism that we can blunt the ravages of time, stay younger for longer, maybe even defeat death itself. Their pitches have usually hinged on some drug, food or device — everything from electricity to yogurt to surgically installing the gonads of animals into our own bodies — that will slow or reverse the aging process.

I am constantly confronted by the lack of good, consumer-generated health information for women. Just last week, when I blogged about my cataract surgery, I got responses from all over the world telling me that they were forwarding my entry to fathers, mothers, uncles, friends, etc. The same thing happened with my hip replacement blog, which is still out there helping people who want to know what to expect from that surgery.

By Randy Dotinga
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have gained new insight into the workings of insulin, potentially laying the groundwork for an anti-aging treatment.