‘Insomnia is not bad itself. You can lie awake and think,’ wrote Muriel Spark in A Far Cry from Kensington. It’s a sentiment that’s been much on my mind over the last few years. A multi-billion pound sleep industry has done its very best to make us fear for our lives if we’re awake for…
How hormone health impacts ageing – and a thank you!
Annabel and I have been emailing each other back and forth about menopause recently as we’re both writing books that cover the topic, in very different ways. Annabel’s book about creative women and insomnia, touches on the subject, because menopause can impact sleep dramatically. Her book is out next year. My book is much more…
WHY WE SHOULD BE WALKING … BACKWARDS
There’s been lots of good news for walkers recently. A study published last month found that over-60s who walked between 6000 and 9000 steps a day cut their risk of heart disease (including strokes and heart attacks) by 40-50 percent, when compared to a more typical 2000 steps a day. In fact this study found…
How to help your heart age well on Valentine’s Day
Hearts may be everywhere for Valentine’s Day, but why don’t we use the festival of love to move past the big red emojis and focus on our actual hearts: the brilliant, beating organs that keep us alive? This is National Heart Month and we need to pay attention: coronary heart disease (when the arteries which…
THE ENDURING LESSONS OF GRIEF
My family had another Christmas of grieving this year. In our household, December is swiftly becoming synonymous with loss, absence and bereavement. But since my father died at Christmas two years’ ago (I wrote about the debilitating impact of grief here) , I’ve read many books and studies of grief. We’ve come a long way…
Caring for elderly relatives and ageing well
In recent years both Annabel and I, like so many of our generation, have faced the consequences of caring for elderly relatives. In my coaching practice, I talk to women almost every day who are trying to navigate the complexities of this experience. Many of them – like me – have cared for, or are…
NEW YEAR, NEW MUSCLES, NEW ME!
It’s that time of year … for looking forward to a new year and, perhaps, a new becoming. Most of us have something we want to change, amend or improve (health-wise), particularly as we’re not getting any younger. I like to start with a long-range vision and a simple outcome. In fact my resolution each…
Bones, muscles and Age-Well Christmas recipes
I wrote about calcium intake a few weeks ago, as I was concerned that I wasn’t getting the UK’s NRV (Nutrient Reference Value, ie the recommended daily intake) of 700mg of calcium a day to keep my bones strong and resilient. Since then, new research has been published by the University of Leeds focussing on…
IS THERE AN OPTIMUM TIME OF DAY TO MOVE?
I love walking at this time of year (which is winter in the UK, apologies to those of you in the southern hemisphere). The moody grey skies, the rain with its proliferation of perfume, dark afternoons when we can peer into other people’s lamp-lit homes, the chance to be outside – sweat-free with tingling cheeks…
Getting enough calcium? And other ways to help your bones age well
We know, don’t we, that calcium is important for bone health, and that resilient bones help reduce our fracture risk. And we really, really want to avoid fractures as we age. Research from Spain published in 2020 found the likelihood of dying within a year of a hip fracture was 27%. I had a wake-up…
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