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The secrets of Swedish longevity – and how we’re all ageing now

May 17, 2025 Leave a Comment

Annabel and I went to Stockholm last weekend. What a beautiful city! It was a long-planned trip to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the book group we belong to. 20 years is a lot of books – and a lot of talking! Six of us met up in Stockholm (one of our number is Swedish)…. 

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EAT WILD, TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN…

May 4, 2025 10 Comments

Have you been following the Wildbiome Project?  It’s an extraordinary Citizen Science experiment revealing what happens to the body when we forego all ‘bought’ food and eat only wild food, as our ancestors once did.  As someone fascinated by how the body responds (to everything, from sleeplessness to movement to landscape and, yes, to food…… 

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HOW TO IMPROVE MEMORY, REDUCE INFLAMMATION, CUT CANCER RISK, AND WHY TRACKING COULD HARM YOUR HEALTH

April 18, 2025 14 Comments

Come Walk With Me First things first, the 2025 London Festival of Walking is hosting a free conference (2 May) on strolling, featuring the neuroscientist, Professor Shane O’Mara, and yours truly (that’s me, Annabel). If you’re interested in the biology, neuroscience, politics or simply the joys, of walking, you can claim a place by registering… 

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO REVERSE GREY HAIR?

April 4, 2025 4 Comments

I’ve written before about my early greying – and I do mean early, I found my first grey hair at 16. More recently I’ve come to terms with my ‘silver sparkles’, after years of dyeing them away. Technically, there’s no such thing as ‘grey’ hair. What we see as grey is a mixture of translucent,… 

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THE POWER OF WOODLANDS, WALKING SLOWLY AND YOGURT

March 23, 2025 6 Comments

In the last couple of weeks I’ve done dozens of interviews on the subject of walking and landscape (I’ve got lots of guided walks and talks coming up for anyone interested in the transformative power of place – scroll to the end for more details). And the one question I often get asked is ‘How… 

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Are we living longer and better, or not?

March 7, 2025 4 Comments

How long we live, and how well we age, are determined by an array of factors, we know. There are the ones we have some control over, like lifestyle (which is why Annabel and I started this blog, almost 11 years ago!). And the ones we can’t control: genetics, health care provision, socio economic status,… 

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THE MYSTERIOUS BENEFITS OF LANDSCAPE AND A WEEKEND OFFER

February 22, 2025 12 Comments

Greetings from the snow and the mountains! I’m still yomping up and down peaks and valleys, through ice and snow, thanks to my crampons/spikes/yaktrax/cleats.  These wonderful things should be given out to anyone worried about walking (or slipping) on ice.  Hip fractures kill a shocking 20-60% of older adults within a year.  Resistance training can… 

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MODERATION, MODERATION, MODERATION

February 14, 2025 13 Comments

I’m high in the Alps this month on an artists’ residency.  While the other artists are busily in their studios painting, drawing and stitching, I’m doing most of my work on foot, clambering up and down mountains as I pull together thoughts for a future book. I was feeling very virtuous about all this exercise… 

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3 things I’ve done every day in January to help me age well

January 31, 2025 7 Comments

This is landing in your inbox on Jan 31st so it feels like a good time to share three practices I’ve focussed on throughout the month to help me age well in 2025. So far in January, we’ve written about the longevity boosting benefits of the so-called ‘flavo-diet’, and the importance of activating brown fat… 

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NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD BROWN FAT

January 17, 2025 6 Comments

We turn the heating off at night, in our house. Manually.  And I’m an early riser. Which means that when I wake up – usually around 6am, often earlier – it’s both dark and very cold. Our house is old, with single glazed windows, so any residual heat from the previous day has invariably escaped… 

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Excerpts from Annabel’s new book, The Walking Cu Excerpts from Annabel’s new book, The Walking Cure in today’s @dailymail … find out where to walk to help heal mind, body, spirit.
Fascinating interview with our very own @annabelab Fascinating interview with our very own @annabelabbs in today’s @guardian on the astonishing impact of a city walk on our mental and physical health. Just make sure you walk among old buildings and avoid traffic pollution where possible … 

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Annabel will be talking about the little known eff Annabel will be talking about the little known effects of landscape and walking on our mental and physical health this Saturday (5 April) in Canterbury. 3.30 pm in the Augustine Hall, Canterbury Christ Church University. We love meeting fellow Age-Wellers so do come and say hello….
Celebrating the launch of Annabel’s new book, Th Celebrating the launch of Annabel’s new book, The Walking Cure! Such a fun and inspiring event 💚💚💚
You can hear Annabel talking about the remarkable You can hear Annabel talking about the remarkable and little known effects of landscape on our mood and health at new podcasts from @thewellnesswaypodcast and @standardissuepodcast - find them wherever you find your podcasts.

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