Revelling in the golden years

The key to healthy ageing lies in preventive measures rather than curative methods. Advancing age doesn't have to mean loss of memory, physical strength or intellectual ability. You can take measures to live life to the fullest, even at 70 or 80, writes HOOI YOU CHING. 

OLD age, for some, is about as appealing as a root canal. Of all the different stages in life, the twilight years seem to entail a period of unhappy outcomes. Living to a ripe old age means surviving aches and pains that get more prominent and permanent, and where mental faculties hit an all-time low.