The Age-Well Project

What happens in our bodies after menopause

News this week, here in the UK, that MPs are calling for a ‘menopause leave’ pilot scheme to help support working women. A positive (but long-overdue) step on the path to better care for those in menopause. There are many more steps to go to give people the support they need either side of the...

Is there an optimal diet for ageing well?

It would be nice to think that we’re getting close to a definition of a diet that helps us all age well, with some clarity about the correct proportions of nutrients required to extend our healthspan. But there’s still a great deal of debate among longevity experts about what that diet might be. And so...

HOW TO AGE WELL ON YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY

It’s a fact – holidays help us age well! Particularly if they involve travel to somewhere new. A study out last week is the latest in a line of studies showing that all work and no play make us dull, tired, and old before our time. I’m not sure we needed a study to tell...

Want more ‘energy’ to age well? Here’s how

I was asked to write an article for Healthy Magazine recently about how we improve our energy levels. My first job was to define energy! We all want plenty of ‘energy’ but what does that mean? In scientific terms, energy production in our bodies is fired up by our mitochondria: the miniscule ‘batteries’ found in...

WHY YOU NEED TO ROCK AND REST

I’m normally urging our readers to walk, dance, play ping pong, cook, garden and so on. But not today. That’s because I’ve been investigating the extraordinary power of short rests. Not naps, but something researchers call ‘wakeful rest’. It’s not something that comes naturally to us at the Age-Well Project. Both Susan and I have...