The Age-Well Project

WHY YOU NEED GRIT (AND MUSCLES) TO LIVE LONGER AND BETTER

Every now and then the two facets of my life come together in a moment of perfect harmony. This happened recently as I researched the Blue Zone of Sardinia for our Age-Well Project – which also happened to be the same time I was completing research for my novel, Frieda: The Original Lady Chatterley (which...

WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HEALTH?

Here at The Age-Well Project we firmly believe each one of us can change the way we age. That’s why we started our project, after all, and why we’re still at it, nearly five years later! (And why we’ve just been recognised with a nomination for a UK Blog Award – more on that very...

CAN YOU EAT TOO MUCH FERMENTED FOOD? ZUCCHINI/COURGETTE RAGOUT

We’re big fans of fermented food – yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tofu, et al. We’ve written several times about the scientific community’s growing recognition of the microbiome’s role in chronic disease. And we’ve written about the foods that promote good gut health, including fermented foods. I have an entire shelf of gut books dating back to...