Here in the UK, it’s HOT. And when it’s this warm, it’s tempting to find a shady spot and do very little. However, can I politely suggest you continue to get your daily steps in? I’ve been enjoying evening ambles and dawn saunters. Get to the sea, a forest or mountains/hills if you can –…
Lymphatics and longevity – what you need to know
Are you stimulating your ‘Big 6’? Strange question, I know, but bear with me because this could help you age well. The ‘Big 6’ is the name coined by lymphatic drainage specialist, Ksenija Selivanova, for the six key points in the body we should massage daily to help stimulate the lymphatic system. I’ll come back…
The secrets of Swedish longevity – and how we’re all ageing now
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)….
EAT WILD, TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN…
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……
HOW TO IMPROVE MEMORY, REDUCE INFLAMMATION, CUT CANCER RISK, AND WHY TRACKING COULD HARM YOUR HEALTH
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…
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REVERSE GREY HAIR?
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,…
THE POWER OF WOODLANDS, WALKING SLOWLY AND YOGURT
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…
Are we living longer and better, or not?
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,…
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEFITS OF LANDSCAPE AND A WEEKEND OFFER
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…
MODERATION, MODERATION, MODERATION
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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