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Five day ‘fasting’ diet slows down aging and may add years to life

  By Sarah Knapton, The Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) improves longevity while cutting the risk of cancer and diabetes by half, scientists have found A new diet could add years to life by actually slowing down the ageing process, scientists believe Photo: Getty Images Sarah Knapton By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor5:00PM BST 18 Jun 2015 Comments

Bounce Back Financially

The Back Nine Staff: We know many of us on The Back 9 that have suffered financial loss after retirement and quickly slipped into depression, illness, loss of the relationship and worse. We thought this article is a good introduction to the subject and the quiz at the bottom from Rutgers University just might be worth your time. Let us know your thoughts aft

Social Security: 3 Things to Know Before Taking Benefits Early

    By John Maxfield Deciding when to take Social Security benefits is one of the most important decisions you'll make in retirement. Should you take them at the earliest possible moment -- that is, at the age of 62? Or should you wait until reaching full retirement at 66? While this is a personal decision that must be tailored to your own ne

The Fountain of Youth?

  TBN Staff:   We came across this interesting article and though we would ask YOU if you have had any experiences with Niagen.  I’m sure we would all like to find a supplement that would restore our vigor but frequently rather than getting solid information we are sold some hype that we pray will be the home run but sadly is frequently just anot

Words of Wisdom

Back 9  Staff: Here are a few words of wisdom offered by one of our readers.  We found ourselves smiling and remembering a few more that had been shared with us during our upbringing as well.  We recommend you take a moment and read a few on the list over the course of several weeks to let them revive the some of the teachings your parents shared along th