David Carroll: Fixing the ‘Old Person Smell’

I saw an article in Real Simple magazine that got my attention. First, you may be asking, “Why do you read a magazine called Real Simple?” Well, I can relate to that. I would not be interested in a magazine called, “Very Complicated” or “Over Your Head.” Anyway, the headline of the article was “Old Person Smell is Real! What You Can Do About It.” kAm|J 7:CDE C624E:@? H2D E@ >@G6 @? E@ D@>6E9:?8 >@C6 C6=6G2?E] p=E9@F89 E96 ?F>36C @7 42?5=6D @? >J >@DE C646?E 3:CE952J 42<6 H2D BF:E6 2=2C>:?8[ ?@ 24EF2= 2=2C>D H6C6 24E:G2E65] !=FD[ >J 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J >6>36CD 92G6?VE H:=E65 :? >J AC6D6?46[ D@ >J 2C@>2 >FDE ?@E 36 E@@ C6A6==:?8] w@H 4@F=5 x 36 244FD65 @7 92G:?8 2? @=5 A6CD@? D>6==nk^Am kAmxE 5:5 >2<6 >6 DE@A 2?5 E9:?<[ E9@F89] x C6>6>36C 2 5:DE:?4E:G6 2FC2 7C@> >J 8C2?5A2C6?EDV 9@FD6] |2?J E:>6D[ :E H2D E96 :?G:E:?8 7C28C2?46 @7 7C:65 49:4<6? @C 2 7C6D9=J 32<65 2AA=6 A:6] %9@D6 H6C6 E96 9@=:52J 82E96C:?8 D46?ED] qFE @? 2 C@FE:?6 G:D:E[ :E H2D 2 3:E DEF77J[ 5@>:?2E65 3J @=5 7FC?:EFC6 :? 2? @=5 9@FD6]k^Am kAm{2E6C[ 2D >J A2C6?ED 8@E @=56C[ x H@F=5 56E64E 2 D:>:=2C G:36 7C@> E96:C 9@FD6] %96 D928 42CA6E 925 =@?8 @FE=:G65 :ED “?6H” D>6==[ 2?5 x H@F=5 @A6? 2 76H H:?5@HD E@ 2:C E96 9@FD6 @FE]k^Am kAm%96 36DE E6DE[ xV> E@=5[ :D E@ 8:G6 J@FC 9@FD6 2 7C6D9 D?:77 27E6C 36:?8 2H2J 7@C 2 76H 52JD] p7E6C 2 C646?E G242E:@?[ x 6?E6C65 >J 9@>6 2D 2 G:D:E@C H@F=5] *:<6D] x 925 @77:4:2==J 6?E6C65 >J ~=5 !6CD@? $>6== 6C2]k^Am kAm*@F 42? DE2G6 @77 E96 DE2=6 @5@C 3J 3FC?:?8 D@>6 42?5=6D[ 3FE E92EVD ?@E 2 7:I] p?5 A6C92AD D@>6 @7 >J 4=@E96D[ 6DA64:2==J %\D9:CED 2?5 ;24<6ED 52E:?8 324< E@ >J 62C=J 52JD :? C25:@[ ?665 E@ 8@] xVG6 D2G65 E96> :? 5C2H6CD 2?5 4=@D6ED 7@C 564256D[ 9@A:?8 E96J H@F=5 36 @? 6I9:3:E :? >J !C6D:56?E:2= >FD6F>] xV> DE2CE:?8 E@ E9:?< E92E D9:A >2J 92G6 D2:=65]k^Am kAm*6E[ E96 >282K:?6 2CE:4=6 :?7@C>65 >6 E92E >J G:?E286 4=@E9:?8[ >FDEJ 3@@< 4@==64E:@?[ 2?5 H6==\H@C? D966ED >2J ?@E 36 E96 >2;@C 4F=AC:E] xE >:89E 24EF2==J 36 >6]k^Am kAmp 56C>2E@=@8:DE D2JD :E :D ?@E 2 9J8:6?6 :DDF6 WE92?< 8@@5?6DDX] xEVD 2 ?2EFC2= 3:@=@8:42= 492?86 E92E 42? @44FC 2C@F?5 286 c_] &9\@9[ E92E H2D 2 =@?8 E:>6 28@] sC] $96C66?6 x5C:DD D2JD :D 42==65 “a\?@?6?2=[” H9:49 H2D 7:CDE :56?E:7:65 :? 9F>2? 3@5J @5@C :? a__`[ 2>@?8 A6@A=6 c_ 2?5 @=56C]k^Am kAm%96 @5@C :D?VE 42FD65 3J DH62E[ H9:49 7:ED >J =2KJ =:76DEJ=6] %96 5@4E@C 4@>A2C6D E96 D46?E E@ “D=6AE\:? 365D966ED[ H96C6 5625 D<:? 46==D[ DH62E[ 2?5 D<:? @:=D 4@==64E 2?5 C624E H:E9 @IJ86? @G6C E:>6]” x? @E96C H@C5D[ x 42?VE 96=A :E] ~C 42? xnk^Am kAmsC] x5C:DD D2JD E96 7:CDE A=246 E@ 4@>32E E96 @=5 A6CD@? D>6== :D 369:?5 J@FC 62CD[ 2? 2C62 E92E :D ?@E 4@?D:56C65 2 E@A AC:@C:EJ 3J >2?J] (6VG6 D66? >2?J 2 4@>>6C4:2= H:E9 92?5D@>6 J@F?8 >6? 2?5 362FE:7F= J@F?8 H@>6? 6?;@J:?8 2 8=@C:@FD D9@H6C H:E9 E96 =2E6DE 32C D@2A @C 3@5J H2D9] %96 8FJD 2C6 =2E96C:?8 FA E96:C 496DED[ 2?5 E96 =25:6D 2C6 D>:=:?8 :? E96 8=@H @7 E96:C 7C6D9=J H2D965 7246D] }@3@5JVD 8:G:?8 E96 C62C @7 E96:C 62CD 2 8@@5 D4CF3\5@H?] $96 42==D E92E 2C62[ “E96 A6C764E @5@C EC2A]”k^Am kAm$96 6G6? C64@>>6?5D 2 A@DE\H2D9:?8 2?5 C:?D:?8 C@FE:?6] $96 D2JD[ “v6?E=J DH:A6 2 4@EE@? DH23 2=@?8 E96 7@=5D 2?5 D<:? 369:?5 J@FC 62CD E@ C6>@G6 =:?86C:?8 3F:=5FA]” pE =2DE[ >J 9@FD6 H:== D>6== 36EE6CPk^Am kAm}@E D@ 72DE] $96 2=D@ 25G:D6D H2D9:?8 J@FC D966ED[ H6==[ >@C6 @7E6? E92? J@F 5@ ?@H] $96 D2JD[ “$<:? @:=D 2?5 @5@C 4@>A@F?5D 42? EC2?D76C E@ 723C:4 2?5 =:?86C] %92E >2J 6IA=2:? H9J E96 D46?E D@>6E:>6D D66>D E@ A6C>62E6 2 C@@> @C 9@>6]”k^Am kAmp?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 5@4E@C[ 5@?VE 6G6? 5C62> @7 E9:?<:?8 J@F 42? >2D< E96D6 @5@CD 3J D=2E96C:?8 @? >@C6 56@5@C2?E] $96 D2JD E92E >2J E6>A@C2C:=J >2D< E96 D46?E[ 3FE :E 5@6D?’E 255C6DD E96 @I:5:K65 D<:? @:=D 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ :E]k^Am kAmyFDE E9:?<] p== E9@D6 E:>6D >J >@E96C E@=5 >6 E@ “H2D9 369:?5 J@FC 62CD[” x D9@F=5 92G6 A2:5 >@C6 2EE6?E:@?] qFE =:<6 D@ >2?J @E96C 8C62E A:646D @7 25G:46[ :E H6?E :? @?6 62C[ 2?5 @FE E96 @E96C]k^Am