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Bruising becomes more common with age, and medications aren’t the only cause. If you chased a tan in your youth, those years of sun exposure likely damaged your skin and blood vessels. Some vitamin and mineral conditions, like iron or vitamin E and K deficiencies, can make you more susceptible to skin injuries. Dehydration may also contribute to the problem.

Testosterone isn’t just any hormone — it’s the key androgen, the class of hormones that gives males their maleness. It is the major driver behind the physiological change dubbed “andropause,” in which the levels of various hormones decline — with implications ranging from mood swings to loss of muscle mass to an increased risk of heart disease.

Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke increase your risk of high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. It can also damage your artery walls, which can lead to plaque buildup. If that plaque breaks off or creates a blockage, it can cause a heart attack or stroke.

This Is Spinal Tap is credited with turbocharging a movie genre: the mockumentary, which chronicles a made-up subject in a documentary style for the sake of laughs. Now 41 years old, the film has been called by at least one magazine (Time Out) the best comedy of all time.