The Age-Well Project

Change the way you age

Get our posts direct to your inbox

Search

  • About The Age-Well Project
  • Books
    • Our Books
    • Reviews
    • References
  • Blog
  • Recipes
    • Recipes By Ingredient
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Dinner
    • Drinks
    • Family
    • On The Go
    • Soups and Salads
    • Treats and Snacks
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Press

THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT DEMENTIA, HEALTHY EATING AND KALE & SALMON FRITTATA

June 5, 2016 6 Comments

Have you watched the recent BBC programmes on dementia? Both the unbearable moving Living With Dementia: Chris’s Story and Angela Rippon’s programme The Truth About Dementia are still on BBC iPlayer if you missed them. It’s brilliant to see dementia discussed on primetime network television. Angela did a wonderful, heart-warming job revealing the human stories… 

Read More »

EATING LESS – WHITE BEAN AND ANCHOVY DIP

May 17, 2016 4 Comments

Great to hear today’s big ageing research: older women who go to church at least twice a week live for five months longer, on average, than those that don’t.  The extra longevity is not attributed to the divine hand of God, however, but to the sense of community regular church attendance provides.  I suspect faith… 

Read More »

YOUTHFUL SKIN FROM THE INSIDE OUT – AND CHOCOLATE PEANUT SQUARES

May 8, 2016 10 Comments

If you’ve just found us via Telegraph online – welcome! We believe in eating well to age well and are thrilled to be collaborating with the Telegraph again to spread the word about how more youthful skin can come from the inside out.  You can read the full article here or a shorter version – with… 

Read More »

NOW IS THE TIME TO EAT NETTLES! SOUP, CURRY & SAUCE

April 27, 2016 1 Comment

Big apologies for the long silence but Ms’s Kale & Cocoa have been work-swamped.  However, we’re coming up for air in time to make the most of my favourite foraging ingredient – the ubiquitous stinging nettle.  Award winning health journalist, Susan Clark, describes the common nettle (usually thought of as a weed with a nasty… 

Read More »

HOW TO BE HAPPY, AND CHOCOLATE PANCAKES

April 1, 2016 9 Comments

Can food make us happy? Not as in ‘Oh God, this cheesecake makes my tummy smile’, but in terms of micronutrients which boost mood. The short answer is yes, and the good news is that happiness is – theoretically – just a salad away. Studies from all over the world support the idea that those… 

Read More »

REINVENTION AND CHICKEN LIVER PATÉ

March 19, 2016 5 Comments

The last fortnight has certainly brought a smile to the faces of Ms’s Kale & Cocoa.  Firstly, Public Health England launched its One You campaign by quoting the very research we launched our blog with two years ago –the study showing how lifestyle and dietary changes made in middle age positively impact health in old… 

Read More »

ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH? FIBRE, THAT IS….

March 4, 2016 2 Comments

I’m not squeamish, but constipation is just one of those subjects that’s awkward to talk, and blog, about. However, a new report published this week reveals all that straining in the loo cost  £145m in hospital treatment last year and 1 in 7 adults are affected by constipation at any one time. That is an… 

Read More »

ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE: WHITE BEANS WITH MUSHROOMS

February 27, 2016 11 Comments

My short-term memory has been appalling during the last few weeks.  I like to think it’s because I’ve run out of green tea and been too busy to replace it.  But I suspect it’s the busy-ness that’s caused the problem.  At a recent party I was barely able to have a fully-functioning conversation and spent… 

Read More »

INFLAMMATION, TURMERIC AND A SIMPLE FISH CURRY RECIPE

February 21, 2016 13 Comments

The more I read about turmeric the more I want it in my life. A natural anti-inflammatory, it’s been linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s, cancer, liver disease. It’s also anti-septic, anti-bacterial and packed with anti-oxidants  – that’s a lot of anti!  In India, where the spice is consumed far more than here, less… 

Read More »

DEMENTIA, BLACKCURRANTS – AND CHIA SEED PANCAKES

February 12, 2016 6 Comments

It’s official – middle-aged Britons have cut their risk of developing dementia by 22%. A report from Cambridge University identifies healthy eating, increased exercise and not smoking as the critical factors.  Apparently the life style changes made by so many of us, from middle-age onwards, have resulted in an annual 200-300,000 fewer cases of dementia…. 

Read More »

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • …
  • 38
  • Next Page »
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

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.

The Age Well Project Book
The Age Well Project Plan
Windswept why women walk
52 ways to walk
the power decade
sleepless
the walking cure

Favourite Posts

WHY I’VE THROWN OUT ALL MY BEAUTY PRODUCTS (nearly…)

Why Alzheimer’s Is A Women’s Issue

HOW HAVING A DOG CHANGED MY LIFE

GREEN SPACE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SADNESS AND BRAIN-BOOSTING BISCUITS

WHY ‘INFLAMM-AGEING’ COULD START IN THE GUT AND HARISSA-ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD

POLYAMINES – THE NEW SECRET WEAPON FOR AGEING WELL & MOROCCAN SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS.

THINNING AGEING HAIR – WARM CHICKEN LIVER SALAD

About The Age Well Project

This site is for anyone who wants to make the second half of their life as healthy, happy and disease-free as possible. Sign up to get the latest research on ageing – and delicious recipes to match – direct to your inbox.

agewellproject

⭐️Change the way you age
📚The Age-Well Project + Age-Well Plan ⭐️Get tips & recipes on our blog - sign up ⬇️

And a belated ‘merry everything’ from us! We hope And a belated ‘merry everything’ from us! We hope you had a marvellous Christmas, and 2026 will be a year of ageing well. There’s a new post on the blog about - among other things - art, peanuts and Dick Van Dyke. Lots of thoughts on longevity for these last days of the year. Linked in stories and on agewellproject.com
How much should we worry about digital dementia? How much should we worry about digital dementia? 

The term isn’t new. It was coined by German neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Manfred Spitzer in 2012.

He argues that outsourcing memory to search engines, the constant ‘pings’ of notifications, and multitasking, can weaken memory consolidation and reduce attention. He also suggests this can lead to a decreased ability for deep thought, reduced self-control, and  social issues.

How can we protect the brain? Research published a few weeks ago found engaging in creative pursuits, like dance, music or visual arts, is associated with a measurable slowing of brain ageing. You’ll have heard this before, but what’s interesting in this study is that the research team looked at how this might happen.

There’s more on the blog agewellproject.com and linked in stories

#agewell #longevityblog #womenover50 #womenover60 #dementia
Annabel’s just spent a month working and walking i Annabel’s just spent a month working and walking in the Swiss Alps. So that meant a lot of time climbing a lot of mountains! 

Unsurprisingly, she found herself drawn to the latest studies of movement. She wanted to know what all the uphill huff and puff was really doing, not to mention the downhill drag on knees and limbs, and the slipping and sliding through mud and snow. 

It’s all on the blog - agewellproject.com and linked in stories 

#agewell #longevityblog #womenwhowalk
We’ve been very remiss about telling you that ther We’ve been very remiss about telling you that there are some fascinating new posts on the blog - from the quest for immortality to the power of yoghurt to help us age well. 

And from profound questions about who gets access to the cutting edge longevity technology to the secrets of the world’s longest lived woman, we’ve been trawling the latest research on ageing well, so you don’t have to.

Find us, as always, at agewellproject.com whenever you want a deep-dive into what’s really going to make a difference to your longevity

#longevity #agewell #ageingwell #agingwell #womenover50 #over50andfit #womenover60 #postmenopause #postmenopausalwomen #healthblog #longevityblog
The latest research into omega-3 fatty acids, supp The latest research into omega-3 fatty acids, supplements and joy 🥳all on the blog now 

Find it, as always, agewellproject.com or at the link in bio 

#longevity #agewell #ageingwell #agingwell #womenover50 #over50andfit #womenover60 #postmenopause #postmenopausalwomen #healthblog #longevityblog
Follow on Instagram

Contact Us

For any enquiries please email theagewellproject@gmail.com.

Copyright © 2026 The Age-Well Project