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IS DEMENTIA HEREDITARY?

April 2, 2017 3 Comments

Having cared for my mum through a 12-year battle with dementia, and watched her care for her mum for many years, it’s a question I’ve often asked myself. It came to me again a few weeks ago when it was reported that David Cassidy (remember him from The Partridge Family?) is suffering from the condition,… 

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GRATITUDE – THE HOTTEST AREA OF NEUROSCIENCE?

March 27, 2017 24 Comments

Every now and then I’m made aware of what a huge privilege it is to be alive. However, like most of us, I spend the bulk of my time caught up in the hum drum of daily life. But not anymore.  Two weeks’ ago, on my way home from London Book Fair, I collapsed in… 

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CARING, DEMENTIA AND TOMATO SOUP

February 10, 2017 5 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, a report came out claiming those who lived near busy roads had a higher risk of dementia.  Both Susan and I live near a very busy road, so our thoughts turned, once again, to dementia – and to how we look after dementia sufferers. Back in November, I wrote a… 

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HEALTHY EATING CHINESE-STYLE, AND BEST-EVER TOFU STIR FRY!

February 2, 2017 3 Comments

Did you celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend? It ushered in the year of the Rooster which means a busy year ahead, apparently (much like any other year for many of us in the ‘sandwich’ generation…) We celebrated with some delicious food: luckily our local Chinese restaurant has a good meat/fish-free selection on the menu… 

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CHANGING PRIORITIES IN 2017 – AND PUDDING

January 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

How are those New Year resolutions going? Are you managing to fit in the exercise/healthy meals/time with the family that you promised yourself? As someone who constantly says ‘I don’t have time…’ I was struck by this comment from the Wall Street Journal that a wise friend posted on social media on New Year’s Day:… 

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VEG UP THIS CHRISTMAS AND BARLEY RISOTTO

December 21, 2016 5 Comments

barley risotto, wheat free, vegetarian, dinner

Counting down to Christmas and wondering just how many meals you’re going to have to cook over the festive season? We know that feeling all too well. I’ve ditched the whole thing this year by heading off on holiday but I know Annabel is catering for 17 on the day itself, and that’s without all… 

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EAT LIKE A FOUNDLING: SICILIAN CHICKEN WITH POTATOES & ARTICHOKES

December 13, 2016 3 Comments

I spent this morning at the Foundling Museum.  For those you that don’t know it, the Foundling Museum is one of London’s best kept secrets, with a lovely newly opened café (which I whole-heartedly recommend).  The museum currently has a small but intriguing exhibition (hurry – ends 8th January) on the food fed to its… 

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DEMENTIA AND WINTER FISH SALAD

November 18, 2016 7 Comments

A few months ago I found an elderly man in my street, cowering against a wall. It was dark and he was clearly disoriented, upset and frightened. He wasn’t fully dressed and appeared to have wet  himself. I confess I had no idea what to do or who to call.  The police?  The ambulance?  Wouldn’t… 

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FIGHTING FIT WITH FAT, THE HEALTH GAP AND A RECIPE FOR MEATFREE WEEK

July 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

For those of us who came of age in the last century the idea that fat is a health food used to sound like crazy talk. But there’s been report after report in recent years on the benefits of fat (and we’ve covered many of them on Kale & Cocoa) and I’ve finally got the… 

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WHY STRESS MATTERS – FREEKEH WITH ARTICHOKES

July 1, 2016 2 Comments

It’s been a stressful time in British politics.  Our political elite appear to have disintegrated in the space of a week.  As I’ve watched Tony Blair, David Cameron, Barack Obama and a host of other politicians on screen, I‘ve distracted myself with close scrutiny of their appearance.  And I’ve been struck by how quickly they’ve… 

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There’s a piece in @telegraph online today about There’s a piece in @telegraph online today about Susan’s coaching programme Better Brain Framework. Journalist @msmirandamcminn watched her mother battle dementia for 10 years. Determined to reduce her own dementia risk, Miranda worked with Susan for three months. 

She said, ‘I am convinced that we could all benefit from following this programme…. [it] has given me better clarity than I had at the age of 30”

The article is behind a paywall but we’ll put a link in stories, in case you’re a subscriber or fancy a free trial 

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How many steps are you walking in summer? When it’s warm, it’s tempting to find a shady spot and do very little, we know 

However, can we politely suggest you continue to get your daily steps in? We’ve been enjoying evening ambles and dawn saunters.  Get to the sea, a forest or mountains/hills if you can.

What about that magic 10,000 steps number? After all, recent studies suggest that somewhere around 7,000-8,000 daily steps is perfect for older people, with benefits tailing off after that.
Moreover, everyone now knows that the 10,000 step ‘rule’ was devised by a Japanese marketing company who liked the neatness of the  (untested) 10,000 number.

But it seems that 10,000 steps a day banishes inflamm-aging…. want to know more? It’s all on the blog - link on bio and in stories 

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Lymphatics and longevity - what you need to know Lymphatics and longevity - what you need to know 

The lymphatics are the body’s drainage system: keeping fluids in balance, flushing away toxins, supporting the immune system and removing cellular waste – the build-up of which causes oxidation (rusting!) in the body. If the lymphatic system isn’t operating optimally, we’re more likely to experience chronic inflammation. So many of the conditions linked to ageing – from arthritis to heart disease, dementia to insulin resistance – are rooted in this inflammation.

So, look after your lymphatic system and it will help look after your longevity 

More on the blog agewellproject.com and linked in stories 

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Annabel’s article on the strange and remarkable Annabel’s article on the strange and remarkable effects of place/location on our mental and physical health in August @goodhousekeepinguk with thanks to @definitelymaber 

Read more in Annabel’s latest book The Walking Cure from @bloomsburypublishing 

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We went to Stockholm! And, of course, it didn’t We went to Stockholm! And, of course, it didn’t escape our notice that the Swedes have a fantastically age-well lifestyle and a greater life expectancy than us here in the UK (although only by a year). 

The Nordic diet of foods traditionally eaten in Scandinavia plays a role in this: whole grains, fish and game. I brought some smoked reindeer meat home with me, not sure I would recommend. Vegetables, berries, ferments, oily fish and sea food are all longevity superfoods - we ate some incredible lumpfish roe and oysters while we were there. And Annabel had one of her favourites, nettle soup, not once but twice.

Coffee intake, clean air and the concept of ‘lagom’ - balance - all play a role too. Find the lowdown on the blog agewellproject.com and linked in stories 

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