AGING

Nice News -  Jane Fonda turns 87 this month — and she has a PSA for anyone who wants to follow in her footsteps when it comes to longevity: Replace those negative stereotypes about aging with a positive outlook. “One way to live longer is just to have a good attitude,” Fonda said on CBS Sunday Morning, citing a 2002 Yale study that found people live an average 7.5 years longer when they have more positive beliefs about aging compared to those who associate getting older with disease and decline.
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Rather than focusing on what “society” says getting older should look and feel like, Fonda endorses leaning on community and paying attention to the good that comes with it: “So much of your life gets better as you age. We get less stressed, we become kinder to ourselves and braver, we’re less judgemental, and best of all we stop caring so much about what other people think of us, which believe me, saves a lot of time.”  ​Watch her full CBS appearance with writer and activist Ashton Applewhite for more Fonda-approved insights on “aging gracefully.”