Does work or personal stress make you look older than your real age? A new study says smiling can help you appear younger, but cosmetic dentists say damaged or yellow teeth could have the opposite effect.

Thank you Nancy Mills for your brilliant idea of bringing so many Spirited Women into the forefront together in such a special way. I am very happy to be associated with leaders from all over the world and look forward to meeting many more fabulous women throughout this new year.

After being told her newborn son was dead, mother Kate Ogg was able to cuddle and caress her baby’s limp body back to life, astonishing doctors. TODAY’s Amy Robach has this incredible story.

Study suggests, that people who volunteer are the healthiest and live the longest.

ThirdAge went to a holiday party the other night, partly to take a look at what other ThirdAgers were wearing, and we came away with some basic do’s and don’ts that you probably know, but we thought we would just remind you of:

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Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw).
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So many women have given up on their eyes. They’ve stopped wearing eye shadow, their mascara is non-existent and they hide behind glasses just hoping that no one will notice that they’re not quite put together.

Sagging eyes, puffy eyes, lined eyes, tired eyes and crow’s feet, under eye bags and dark circles tell the world that you have been neglecting yourself but if you follow these tried and true methods, you will see improvement in just days.

100 circle exercise

So many men and women display not only dark circles but crows’ feet and wrinkles around the eyes when they smile. Take a look in your mirror, smile and see what you think.

For all the Spirited Women across the globe, we are very much indebted to Nancy Mills for sharing her brilliance of bringing us together. As we join our hearts we will grow from the experience and hopefully, we will love each other as we love ourselves.

Professor Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois in Urbana is part of a revolution, CBS News contributing correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports. He’s challenging a long-held belief in the world of neuroscience that the brain is hardwired, fixed, immutable.