The ability to reach out to other people, to want to interact with other people positively.

Dr. George E. Vaillant, the director of the Harvard study, points out seven keys to aging well. People who had four or more of these seven factors by age 50 were one-third less likely to be dead by the age of 80. People with three or fewer of these factors by age 50 were three times as likely to die during the following 30 years.

Here are the seven factor to aging well:

1. Not smoking, or quitting early: "Smoking is probably the most significant factor in terms of health."

2. The ability to take life’s ups and downs in stride: Adapt a coping style that let’s you roll with the punches. Keep your sense of humor, learn new things and have fun, give of yourself and make friends with people who are younger than you are.

3. Don’t abuse alcohol: over indulging in alcohol can destroy your physical and mental health.

4. Maintaining a strong marriage: the study showed that, if people are willing to work through their problems, marriages improve over time and contribute to a long and happy life.

5. Maintain a healthy weight: being over weight is a risk factor to good health.

6. Physical activity: The Harvard study showed that even doing some exercise improves both mental and physical health.

7. Continued education: Dr. Vaillant says that "People seek education because they believe it is possible to control the course of their lives." People who are interested in "self care and perseverance are more likely to continue their eduction.

Facial Expressions: You can blame all those furrows and crow's feet on your facial movement. Control your expressions by changing the way you emote. Try not to grimace or frown too much- break the habit now!

Good News: It just takes 14 muscles to smile, but over 70 muscles to frown.

Gravity: It doesn't just work on the apple, it works on your skin too! The earth's gravitational pull is responsible for the gradual elongation of our earlobes and nose. With age we lose underlying fat, so that the eyelids and jowls start to droop. Our bones shrink, resulting in loose sagging skin. Major weight loss also contributes to gravity inducing wrinkles - so avoid a drastic weight change in a short period of time. Bodies that are well toned and muscular age better than bodies that are not.

Good News: Yoga can be used to a certain extent as a preventive measure since it involves anti-gravity exercises. Meditate on that.

Sleeping Position: The average person sleeps for one-fourth to one-third of his or her life. By the age of 60 a person would have slept for at least 20 years. So each night you spend six to eight hours pressing wrinkles to form. Chinese women slept on their back using concave porcelain pillows so that their heads don’t sink to cause wrinkles. You can sleep on your back, on propped up pillows and place cushions under your knees to give you support. Invest in a silky smooth satin pillow cover so that your skin does not stick to it like it does to cotton.