# What common hygiene habits can shorten your life after 60?

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-02-04-what-common-hygiene-habits-can-shorten-your-life-after-60-3f4b3b/
- Published: 2026-02-04
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: capitalgazette
- Original report: https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/02/03/hygiene-after-65/
- Topics: maryland
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
- Notice: Educational content, not medical, legal, billing or financial advice. Cite the original outlet, not this summary.

> "Many of us think we have to shower every day to keep ourselves from getting dirty," Dr. George Hennawi, physician executive director for the MedStar Health Center for Successful Aging, told The Baltimore Sun. "Our skin gets thinner and drier as we age, and we don't get so dirty in our daily activit

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*Originally reported by capitalgazette. [Read more](https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/02/03/hygiene-after-65/)*

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*Source: [https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/02/03/hygiene-after-65/](https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/02/03/hygiene-after-65/)*