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What r/Aging is talking about this week

r/Aging has 180,149 members and 12 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 8.7 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

180,149members
12posts in the last 24 hours, newest 3 h ago
8.7comments an hour right now, newest 39 min ago
765points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/Aging this week

old21age10brain10life9living9else8alzheimer8feel8feels7late6surprising6technology6

Top threads this week

  1. Our20th Halloween in our neighborhood!!! Moved in at 45 now in our mid/late 60’s!!!

    This photo is a couple of years old. I should have had someone snap a new photo 😆 But we wore the same costumes and pretty much looked the same 😆!!! We are apparently everyone’s old hippie...

    765 points15 comments7 d ago
  2. Almost 70…not going down without a fight!
    603 points242 comments3 d ago
  3. Common pesticide linked to 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson's disease
    467 points24 comments6 d ago
  4. “Why wouldn’t you take care of yourself?” - Shocking to see people lose basic abilities

    I spoke with an 82-year-old Ironman athlete recently on Ageless Athlete podcast, and she said something about aging that was almost surprisingly blunt. Cherie Gruenfeld didn't even start running...

    352 points75 comments3 d ago
  5. Drinking tea may help protect your heart, but there’s a surprising catch
    250 points48 comments6 d ago
  6. Not sure if it’s an age thing or depression, but I have this overwhelming feeling of sadness and just being fed up. Anyone else?

    M63, good job , loving wife, loving family but no friends no community. I volunteer too. I know all the useful things people say but I just feel disassociated with everything.

    237 points103 comments6 d ago
  7. Vibrating Mattress and Nitric-Oxide Pill May Clear Alzheimer’s Protein From The Brain
    191 points18 comments3 d ago
  8. 59M overwhelming desire to be alone

    I’m really struggling with this and I’m wondering if there are other people who feel the same..I feel like I’m at a crossroads. I’m staring down the face of retirement (optional not mandatory) and...

    185 points104 comments6 d ago
  9. Scientists discover a surprising brain benefit of eating peanuts every day
    183 points8 comments6 d ago
  10. A 106-year-old woman standing alongside the next generations of her family. Female longevity is something else.

    Absolutely love this!

    147 points11 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Did anyone else hit 30 and suddenly realize their body has a mind of its own?
    5 points28 comments3 h ago
  2. For those with parents who need technology help
    2 points2 comments7 h ago
  3. Sign the Petition
    2 points0 comments12 h ago
  4. Why do some old people like talking so much?
    0 points72 comments13 h ago
  5. ANYONE else feel like helping your parents with technology is becoming a full time job?
    22 points39 comments13 h ago
  6. Experimental Treatment May Boost Brain Clearance — Offering Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment
    17 points3 comments15 h ago
  7. I look like a hot 20 year old from the back … from the front though, there’s no hiding place
    0 points9 comments16 h ago
  8. THC drinks are over. Were they a healthy alcohol substitute?
    0 points14 comments19 h ago
  9. Increase in backdoor incidents
    26 points59 comments20 h ago
  10. How old do i actually look?
    41 points324 comments21 h ago
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