How to hold off the hands of time: the evidence-based guide to ageing well

‘Having negative expectations about getting older has been linked to worse health and a shortened lifespan.’ Photograph: Flashpop/Getty Images

For the ultra-wealthy, it might mean dabbling in infusions of your child’s plasma, elaborate supplement regimes, or paying tens of thousands of dollars to have your corpse pumped with an anti-freeze solution and suspended in liquid nitrogen in the hope technological advances will one day cure your ailment and bring you back to life (though while running the risk you may end up as mush).

But for those without $2m to spend each year on the quest for immortality, you might take solace in the fact there are simple, evidence-based interventions to increase your chances of staying healthier for longer (even if you must age).