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VOTE FOR US IN THE UK BLOG AWARDS (PLEASE!)

November 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

VOTE FOR US IN THE UK BLOG AWARDS (PLEASE!)

We’re popping into your inbox to say a quick hello as we’re frantically working on the final edits of our book. It’s tough going, but we can’t wait to introduce you to the-book-of-the-blog soon. 2019’s going to be a great year for The Age-Well Project. But before that, we need your help. We’re through to… 

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

November 16, 2018 2 Comments

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… 

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WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HEALTH?

November 9, 2018 6 Comments

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… 

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

October 29, 2018 4 Comments

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… 

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WHY LONELINESS IS AN EPIDEMIC and BAKED ZA’ATAR CHICKEN

October 22, 2018 2 Comments

WHY LONELINESS IS AN EPIDEMIC and BAKED ZA’ATAR CHICKEN

What does it say about us as a nation that we need a Minister for Loneliness? It’s both uplifting that the issue is being addressed, and heart-breaking that it needs tackling in the first place. We are living through an epidemic of loneliness, where smaller households, longer working hours, a more transient workforce and increased… 

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SLEEP: THE KEY TO A GOOD MEMORY, TIPS FROM AN EXPERT AND CARROT TOP PESTO

October 12, 2018 4 Comments

SLEEP: THE KEY TO A GOOD MEMORY, TIPS FROM AN EXPERT AND CARROT TOP PESTO

I forgot to go to an appointment yesterday. Embarrassing. I would never have forgotten something like this in my youth. But could it be the poor sleep I’d had the night before? A new study links memory and everyday errors to sleep deprivation. The study (which points out that many human-caused disasters from Chernobyl to… 

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WHY ALZHEIMER’S IS A WOMEN’S ISSUE

October 5, 2018 2 Comments

WHY ALZHEIMER’S IS A WOMEN’S ISSUE

I’m not being sexist. Women account for two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases.  In the over-65 age group 1 in 6 women will develop Alzheimer’s by 2050, the figure is 1 in 11 for men. Furthermore, a report published this week revealed that half of all middle-aged women will suffer dementia, Parkinson’s or a stroke. The figure… 

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HOW HAVING A DOG CHANGED MY LIFE

September 28, 2018 18 Comments

HOW HAVING A DOG CHANGED MY LIFE

My beloved dog died this week. After fourteen years and three months she passed away, quietly and at home, in the arms of me and two of my daughters. The sadness comes in waves, dimming as the days go by, then resurfacing when I find something of hers: a stray ball of dog hair, a… 

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DEMENTIA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW, and black bean burritos

September 21, 2018 2 Comments

DEMENTIA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW, and black bean burritos

Two important reports have been published this week, in different areas of Alzheimer’s research, and you need to know about them. A link between dementia risk and pollution becomes more likely with each report published on the subject. This week a team from Kings College, London, revealed research showing a positive association between residential levels… 

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FINDING THE SWEET SPOT – CUCUMBER SOUP

September 14, 2018 1 Comment

FINDING THE SWEET SPOT – CUCUMBER SOUP

Over the last 4-5 years of our Age-Well Project we’ve tried hard to uncover longevity sweet spots, by which I mean the right balance or the perfect quantity of something. We’ve always considered a balance of protein, carbs and vegetables/fruit as the optimal way of eating. So we were thrilled with the big study that… 

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Welcome to The Age-Well Project

Welcome to The Age-Well Project!
Here you’ll find easy changes for a longer, happier life. We’ve immersed ourselves in the science of longevity and distilled the research to make it work in our everyday lives. You can change the way you age: here’s how.

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Our book, The Age-Well Project, will be published by Piatkus in May 2019. You can pre-order on Amazon

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