How To Keep Your Sex Life Active As You Age

How To Keep Your Sex Life Active As You Age
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As long as you avoid the Five Food Felons, keep physically and mentally active, avoid tobacco and manage stress, getting older doesn’t have to mean you’ll lose interest in sex or your ability to make it happen!

And as with fine wines, sex as you age has its rewards — and it’s different from being young. While people the world over report active sex lives throughout their 60s, 70s and 80s, hormone levels do decline in both men and women, and that alters the physical drive and bodily responses.

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