he other day， a buddy of mine told me he s convinced<br > that scientists will soon come up with a cure for aging，<br > "Look，" he argued， "technology is going crazy. They ve<br >got drugs to grow hair， lower cholesterol， prevent heart<br >attacks and smooth out wrinkles. Don t tell me there aren t a<br >bunch of researchers out there working on an anti-aging drug.<br >It would be worth zillions."<br > When they start bottling eternal youth， I ll be the first in<br >line to buy a six-pack. In the meantime， though， I m not taking<br >any chances. I ve already started taking control of my own<br >future. As noted health researcher Ben Douglas， Ph.D.， tells<br >us in chapter 1: "Many of the things that we blanae on aging<br >really have nothing to do with getting older." At 40， 50 or 60<br >years old， things like diminished vitality， slrength and sexual<br >vigor， mental fogginess， even most wrinkling， are not natural<br >side effects of aging.<br >