The Age-Well Project

CAN YOU EAT TO BEAT POLLUTION?

Worried about pollution? We are too. This week, researchers announced that air pollution is now killing more people than smoking. The new study focuses on ozone and PM2.5 (they’re the tiny particles of Particulate Matter invisible to the naked eye but able to penetrate our lungs and – possibly – cross into our blood). The...

When to start reducing dementia risk? Now!

Core to our Age-Well Project is understanding that the more we do to reduce our risk of age-related degenerative disease now, in our 50s, the better. Many diseases of old age take root in mid-life: for a healthy, happy old age we need to tackle our future wellbeing now. So we were fascinated to...

EAT MORE ONIONS TO KEEP BOWEL CANCER AT BAY: ROAST RED ONIONS WITH ROSEMARY & ROQUEFORT

Onions, leeks, garlic and garlic stems, shallots, chives and spring onions (alliums) appear to prevent the development of bowel cancer. A new study involving 830 participants and reported in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology found that the odds of having colorectal (bowel) cancer was 79 percent lower in adults who consumed high amounts of...

WORK OUT, AND YOUR GUT WILL THANK YOU

Get more exercise, take more care of our gut health: two of the most important things we’ve learnt on our Age-Well Project. And so it was no surprise to discover that one influences the other. Our gut bacteria can help us get fitter, so looking after them is as key as a good pair...

TURKISH RED LENTIL SOUP

With this week’s news focusing on the link between junk food (ultra processed food) and cancer, diabetes, heart disease and … death, we thought the best thing we could do was provide a recipe that’s almost as simple and convenient as a ready meal but brimming with nutrients, fibre and anti-oxidant-rich spices. I was introduced...