In recent days news broke that dementia rates in England and Wales are expected to double by 2040. That’s a shocking increase in a short time, isn’t it? It seems that researchers had under-estimated the numbers due to a fall in dementia cases between 2002 and 2008. But between 2008 and 2016 there’s been an…
LANDSCAPES, PAIN, ROSEMARY, SLEEP AND MORE
Thank you so much to everyone (hundreds of you!) who entered the give-away for copies of 52 Ways to Walk and The Age-Well Project. Thank you to those who sent photographs and memories – and so much beautiful descriptive writing. It was an absolute joy to read them – although my feet were itching the…
WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KYNURENINE AND PF4 AND AN AUTUMN GIVEAWAY
The body is a complicated thing. Even the most knowledgeable scientists are still frequently baffled by its curious and complex workings. Hence, we still have no cures for autoimmune disease, cancer, dementia etc etc And despite the billions being pumped into potential longevity medications, there is still nothing as effective as movement for our brains…
What we learnt about reducing dementia risk this summer, and smoked quinoa salad
Hello, from me. I’m back from an extended summer break and embracing, as always, la rentrée and the invigoration it brings. There’s lots to catch you up on in the world of Alzheimer’s research and dementia risk reduction. This is always my particular field of interest – so without further ado…… Many people have asked…
THE ART OF SAUNA – AND MORE
This summer I spent an unforgettable fortnight in Finland, land of lakes and forests and some of the cleanest air in the world. And land of the sauna! Saunas have become big in the American world of longevity, with many longevity gurus now regularly taking saunas. Why? Because a growing number of studies attest to…
LOOK AFTER YOUR FEET THIS SUMMER
Look after your feet and they will look after you. Fair enough. Especially as it’s full-on walking season. On which note, I hope you’re all managing to get out each day if only for a short walk. Ideally, for a long walk. Preferably an hour a day. We all know that movement is good…
Why I’m – finally – glad to be grey
I found my first grey hair at 16. Technically, I didn’t find it – the girls sitting behind me in French class did. ‘Oooh Susan, you’re going grey’, they squealed. I felt bemused, and slightly embarrassed. Surely it was just an anomaly in my dark chestnut locks? But no, by the time I was at…
SMELL, STRESS, POETRY AND THE BRAIN
It’s national walking month, apparently. For me, every month is a walking month but I’ll admit that May is a particularly enchanting time to walk in Britain – hawthorn blossom, bluebells, birdsong in abundance. And air drenched in perfume. Making May the ideal month in which to walk more. And to walk differently. We know…
How to build better bones
‘What do you want to achieve for your bones?’ This rather surprising question came from Rebekah Rotstein, who had worked with the Royal Osteoporosis Society and is founder of movement system Buff Bones®, when I interviewed her for my new book The Power Decade. My answer was that I wanted them to be dense, because I…
KEEP COOL AND EAT FAVA BEANS
I’m just back from Jordan where we celebrated The Husband’s Big Birthday – rather belatedly, thanks to Covid-19. I always take great interest in how other cultures eat and live, and what they can teach us. The Jordanians (who have much lower rates of dementia and cancer than we do) eat beans for breakfast. Not…
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