A question for you: are you keeping your fascia flexible and doing all you can to help it age well? If you’re thinking ‘Susan, what IS fascia?’ don’t worry. That’s exactly where I was a few months ago. But I’ve been busy learning more about this fascinating connective tissue – pronounced ‘fasha’ – that supports…
ON BEING OUTDOORS, DREAMING AND KEEPING REGULAR HOURS
Last night I came across a few lines from Thomas Jefferson (US president, diplomat, architect, lawyer, philosopher – why don’t they make them like that now??) written over 200 years ago and was struck by how they chimed with a few medical studies I’d just read: ‘Walking is the best possible exercise,’ he wrote, ‘A…
Get spicy to age well!
There’s something immensely satisfying about cleaning out a spice drawer, isn’t there? It’s purposeful, practical and is a reminder that these pungent substances can transport us to exotic locations with just a whiff. I gave mine an early spring clean this week and it conjured thoughts of delicious recipes and faraway places. (But why is…
Let’s rest to age well
I often say that rest is the forgotten piece of the longevity puzzle. It benefits us physically, mentally and cognitively. But compared to many of the Age-Well protocols we write about here, there’s very little research on it. Possibly because it’s so difficult to quantify. How do you put ‘taking time to look out of…
DISCOVERING THE POWER OF YOUR NIGHT SELF
My last few weeks have been spent in a deluge of podcasts, radio appearances and interviews, following the UK launch of Sleepless: Discovering the Power of the Night Self, my new book (and – excuse the brag – The Times Book of the Week!!). Interestingly, almost every interviewer has approached the subject through their own…
HRV, the power of NO and mouth taping to help us age well
It’s a truism, health-wise, that we can’t change what we don’t track. So keeping on top of our stats is an important part of the Age-Well journey for Annabel and I. I keep an ongoing record of routine tests like cholesterol levels, blood pressure readings, blood glucose and Vitamin D levels. In addition, I have…
DELETE DAMAGING STRESS IN 2024
Happy new year to you all! Here at the Age Well Project, we love a new year. It’s a chance to reflect on all that we’ve done, and to ponder any alterations we might want to make in the future. If the previous year was good, we can mumble, sing or shout a Thank You. …
Simple steps for longevity, Christmas recipes and 2024
Annabel and I both enjoyed Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s recent podcast with Professor Rose Anne Kenny who is, among other roles, Chair of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin. You can find the podcast on the usual platforms and Dr Chatterjee’s website here. It’s two hours long so might be one to save for a lengthy…
SLEEP LESS, SLEEP BETTER?
The other evening, Susan and I were lamenting our threadbare sleep. Whenever I’m out with a friend, we discuss our sleep. Yesterday I spent the day walking with a friend who had just mailed some sort of antihistamine crossed with an opioid (only available in the US apparently) to a desperately sleepless friend. Actually, my…
BRAINS AND BONES: HOW THEY CAN BOTH AGE WELL
There’s a fascinating correlation between brain health and bone health. In theory they don’t have much in common, do they? But research published earlier this year revealed low bone mineral density is linked to higher dementia risk later in life. Of course, this doesn’t mean one causes the other: correlation, as we always say, is…
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