Here in the UK, women live on average 3.9 years longer than men. I can’t decide if that fact surprises me. I mean, sure, we always knew we were resilient, but no one could argue we don’t have a lot to contend with. PMOS, endometriosis, PMDD, biological clocks, childbirth, the second shift, I’m looking at all of you…
Either way, research suggests that it’s true, and that a lot of the reason for this phenomenon is a biological difference in the rate our tissues age. In fact, by the time we hit mid-life (generally regarded as the years between 40 and 65 years old), studies show that our tissues tend to look biologically younger than men’s.
