Why does our body shrink as we age and can it be prevented? - Walla! health. It happens to almost everyone because it is a natural process of the human body.

But are there things you can do to prevent the body from shrinking as you age?... Tao Fortune Lynch, the world's oldest yoga teacher, 98 years old, is 98. She is also the oldest person in the world to be a yoga teacher. She teaches yoga to people as young as eight years old.