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WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SELENIUM?

April 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

The talk in geroscience circles over the last fortnight has been all about selenium: can selenium supplements give us the longer healthier life we want?  The excitement was sparked by an experiment that found mice given selenium supplements had an improved health span (a longer disease-free period at the end of their lives). How does… 

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VITAMIN D – TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT TO SUPPLEMENT?

January 26, 2018 11 Comments

As readers of this blog will know, I take no vitamin supplements. Except in December when I normally take a vitamin D supplement for a few months. But this year I didn’t. Until yesterday, when I did. Confused? I was too. And that’s the point. We are bombarded by constantly changing and often opposing information… 

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WHY YOU NEED TO NURTURE YOUR LOVED ONES: ONE-POT COD WITH RED VEGETABLES

May 19, 2017 8 Comments

Yesterday I visited a friend whose Easter was spent battling for the life of her son.  Not in a sophisticated London hospital but on a remote African island. Her twelve-year old son’s appendix burst somewhere between Madagascar and a tiny island, reachable only by a three hour choppy boat ride.  The island had no hospital,… 

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Daffodils 🌼 and champagne 🥂 because 1️⃣ Daffodils 🌼 and champagne 🥂 because 1️⃣ it’s St David’s day and 2️⃣ the next Age-Well book has been delivered to our publisher! Look out for The Age-Well Plan: Six Weeks to a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life, in the Autumn. Very happy 😃here tonight!
Recipe testing for The Age-Well Plan: lentil and c Recipe testing for The Age-Well Plan: lentil and chickpea salad (pre-prepared pulses - super speedy) and quick pickled red onions. Do you think it looks good?
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕 Leaving aside the ca Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕 Leaving aside the cards and the flowers 💐 , Valentines brings many Age-Well health benefits: hugs, empathy, happiness and, of course, chocolate! There’s more on the blog, link in bio #valentines #valentinesday2020 #friday #fridayfeeling #fridayvibes #friyay #roses #flowers #flowerstagram #happy #love #hugs #health #healthy #agewell #chocolate #chocolatecake #chocolaterecipes #empathy #midlife #midlifehealth #fitover50 #over50andfit #nutrition #wellness
Fascinating and entertaining evening @how.to.acade Fascinating and entertaining evening @how.to.academy listening to author of Life Lessons From a Brain Surgeon  @drjandial discuss ‘how to rewire your brain’. The Age-Well take away? 1️⃣ skip breakfast three times a week 2️⃣ meditate and breathe deeply 3️⃣ eat lots of omega-3 fats from oily fish and plants 4️⃣ exercise a bit more 5️⃣ challenge your brain three times a week. I’ll do a detailed blog post on this soon!
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