fountain of youth

noun phrase

1
or Fountain of Youth in stories and legends : a fountain with magic water which when drunk will cause a person to live forever
2
: a source of the kind of energy or health that young people usually have
Exercise is good for you, but it's not a perfect fountain of youth.

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His talent for pointing a camera in the right direction at the right time suggests the secret to immortality isn’t found in the fountain of youth. Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Maybe Chapman will find the fountain of youth in the Back Bay and provide veteran leadership and a strong lefty alternative to Liam Hendriks, giving manager Alex Cora two hard-throwing weapons out of the pen, propelling Boston back to the post-season. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 More than three decades after Goldie Hawn sought the fountain of youth in the 1992 classic Death Becomes Her, Kate Hudson stars in a new horror-comedy that also tackles the topic of impossible beauty standards. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024 Ann Lee took the Rasayana five-day fountain of youth programme at Engel Ayurpura, from €1,400 per person plus room rate. Ann Lee, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024 People have been searching for a fountain of youth for centuries. Marie Bladt, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024 Aerobic exercise for the body and the brain The fountain of youth in the form of exercise? Marie Bladt, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024 Exercise is the fountain of youth for your aging muscles. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 16 July 2024 His secret is simple Murphy’s fountain of youth is on the minds of many of his co-workers. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024

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