The Age-Well Project

HOW TO BE HAPPY: GET HEALTHY, GET MARRIED AND GO OUT FOR DINNER

It turns out – as if we didn’t know – that health really is wealth. A report on personal wellbeing published by the ONS (Office of National Statistics) this week reveals we rate good health as the key to happiness. What the research doesn’t answer is what comes first: do we feel good because we...

WHY GOALS MATTER (AND I DON’T MEAN FOOTBALL)

I’ve just set myself a ridiculous goal: to give a speech in French. To French people. I haven’t spoken French for a very long time. I got an embarrassingly bad grade at A-level, over thirty years ago. But the event is in November – so I’ve got plenty of time to brush up – and I’ve...

CREATIVITY, TWO BABIES AND PLENTY OF GIVEAWAYS!

BABY 1 Our book has finally arrived. The Age-Well Project was published yesterday and Annabel and I feel a little like proud new parents. There’s something slightly surreal about birthing a book: months (years, really) of labour, a lot of waiting and then a chunky 300+ pager slips quietly into your hands. It’s available on...

IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY BY WALKING BACKWARDS, THROWING PARTIES AND OTHER THINGS BESIDES…

One of the questions we’re often asked is: How can I improve my memory? Few of us beyond mid-life can claim to have a perfect in-our-twenties memory. But is this natural ageing or can we do something about it? After I hit my head on a London pavement and cracked my skull, my memory disappeared...

NATURE PILLS AND JAMMY EGGS: how to age well this Easter

It’s been quite a week for us – the first part of the serialisation of our book appeared in the Daily Mail on Monday and the book shot straight into the Amazon best-seller lists, which was an incredible feeling. So if you’ve just joined us here at The Age-Well Project, welcome! And if you missed...