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If you’re an adult feeling a little blue about getting one year older in 2012, there is good news. Those broody feelings that keep you up at night worrying about the state of your career, love life and abdominal muscles may slowly fade into distant memories.

From head to toe, we share the best tricks and tips for keeping you looking your youngest

One of my best friends is leaving me for the summer. This makes me very sad. I hate to admit it, but I’m also jealous of her. I hate being jealous of friends. I feel that not being happy for your friends is a bad character trait, so I can’t believe that I feel this way now. But my best friend is leaving me – for overnight camp.

Few things in life are as fine a balance as sleep, and it's tough to get it just right. Too little sleep has been linked to all kinds of chronic problems, from unflattering eye bags to obesity, diabetes and premature death. And now it turns out that either too little or too much sleep can unduly age your brain, and even speed up the onset of dementia.

Ladies, why do we do this to ourselves? A recent story in the Daily Mail — "Young at heart or old before their time?" — explores a study that found that men feel over the hill at 58, but for women it's 29. (29!)