Health ScienceLongevityHealthy Ageing
The Longest Season
by Professor Rose Anne Kenny
ON A WET, DARK NIGHT IN JANUARY 2018, I PLOUGHED through the pools of water that covered the black road heading for a town in the middle of Ireland.
I was to give a lecture on ageing and health to the townsfolk.
During the miserable journey, my despondency deepened at the hopelessness of ever attracting an audience on such a bad night.
Age is only a number. The record had already decided her future. Then an older woman made the room listen.
40 chapters available · Updated Aug 13, 2026
Chapters
1Preface — Part 12Preface to You Are as Young as You Feel3You Are as Young as You Feel — Part 14You Are as Young as You Feel — Part 25You Are as Young as You Feel — Part 36You Are as Young as You Feel — Part 47Why Do We Age? — Part 18Why Do We Age? — Part 29Why Do We Age? — Part 310Why Do We Age? to Friendship11Friendship — Part 112Friendship — Part 213Friendship — Part 314Friendship — Part 415Never a Dull Moment - Laughter and Purpose — Part 116Never a Dull Moment - Laughter and Purpose — Part 217Never a Dull Moment - Laughter and Purpose to A Good Night’s Sleep18A Good Night’s Sleep — Part 119A Good Night’s Sleep — Part 220A Good Night’s Sleep — Part 321A Good Night’s Sleep to Downtime and the Pace of Ageing22Downtime and the Pace of Ageing — Part 123Downtime and the Pace of Ageing — Part 224Downtime and the Pace of Ageing — Part 325Downtime and the Pace of Ageing to In Search of the Elixir of Youth26In Search of the Elixir of Youth — Part 127In Search of the Elixir of Youth to Cold Water and Hormesis28Cold Water and Hormesis — Part 129Cold Water and Hormesis to Eat to Your Heart’s Content30Eat to Your Heart’s Content — Part 131Eat to Your Heart’s Content — Part 232Eat to Your Heart’s Content — Part 333Eat to Your Heart’s Content — Part 434Eat to Your Heart’s Content — Part 535Eat to Your Heart’s Content to Sex and Intimacy36Sex and Intimacy — Part 137Sex and Intimacy — Part 238Sex and Intimacy to Loving Our Muscles for Life39Loving Our Muscles for Life — Part 140Loving Our Muscles for Life — Part 2
