The Age-Well Project

BRAINS AND BONES: HOW THEY CAN BOTH AGE WELL

There’s a fascinating correlation between brain health and bone health. In theory they don’t have much in common, do they? But research published earlier this year revealed low bone mineral density is linked to higher dementia risk later in life. Of course, this doesn’t mean one causes the other: correlation, as we always say, is...

How ‘liquid gold’ helps reduce dementia risk

In recent days news broke that dementia rates in England and Wales are expected to double by 2040. That’s a shocking increase in a short time, isn’t it? It seems that researchers had under-estimated the numbers due to a fall in dementia cases between 2002 and 2008. But between 2008 and 2016 there’s been an...

LANDSCAPES, PAIN, ROSEMARY, SLEEP AND MORE

Thank you so much to everyone (hundreds of you!) who entered the give-away for copies of 52 Ways to Walk and The Age-Well Project. Thank you to those who sent photographs and memories – and so much beautiful descriptive writing. It was an absolute joy to read them – although my feet were itching the...

WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KYNURENINE AND PF4 AND AN AUTUMN GIVEAWAY

The body is a complicated thing. Even the most knowledgeable scientists are still frequently baffled by its curious and complex workings. Hence, we still have no cures for autoimmune disease, cancer, dementia etc etc And despite the billions being pumped into potential longevity medications, there is still nothing as effective as movement for our brains...

What we learnt about reducing dementia risk this summer, and smoked quinoa salad

Hello, from me. I’m back from an extended summer break and embracing, as always, la rentrée and the invigoration it brings. There’s lots to catch you up on in the world of Alzheimer’s research and dementia risk reduction. This is always my particular field of interest – so without further ado…… Many people have asked...