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WHY WE NEED TO SPICE UP OUR LIVES and SPICED PARSNIP SOUP

January 12, 2018 7 Comments

I was flicking through The Times earlier this week, when I spotted – buried away on page 14 – a short piece about pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer: Pfizer gives up on dementia research. Pfizer has said it will no longer be researching treatments for Alzheimer’s. The company has also stopped investing in a cure for Parkinson’s…. 

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INFLAMMATION, TURMERIC AND A SIMPLE FISH CURRY RECIPE

February 21, 2016 13 Comments

The more I read about turmeric the more I want it in my life. A natural anti-inflammatory, it’s been linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s, cancer, liver disease. It’s also anti-septic, anti-bacterial and packed with anti-oxidants  – that’s a lot of anti!  In India, where the spice is consumed far more than here, less… 

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WHICH AGE-WELL DIET IS A WINNER FOR WEIGHT LOSS?

January 22, 2016 3 Comments

Bear with me writing about diets again, but it is still January. And what does ‘diet’ really mean? The word is usually associated with weight loss, of course, but there are ways to alter eating habits to bring both health benefits AND weight loss where needed. The honest truth is that many of us could… 

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It is - finally - starting to get a little lighter It is - finally - starting to get a little lighter in the UK. 

But our lives are still full of artificial light, causing our body clocks to drift. The end result? Circadian disruption linked to higher risk of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, depression, and cognitive decline.

That light-dark imbalance also results in worse sleep and therefore also potentially poorer glymphatic clearance (the brain’s overnight clean up).

But there’s so much we can do to bring light into our lives - at any time of year.

There’s more on the blog - link in stories and agewellproject.com 

And are you enjoying the lighter mornings?! 

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Some of our favourite activities - reading books, Some of our favourite activities - reading books, drinking tea, eating cheese (yes, we know how to live!) - have been linked to a longer, better life. 

A new study suggests that cheese  can lower our dementia risk – although no one is quite sure how or why. This new study found that eating 50 grams (1.76 ounces) or more of high-fat cheese a day correlated with a lower risk of developing dementia.

A recent summary  of previous studies which concluded that regular reading improved brain connectivity and function, consolidating neural connections and enhancing brain connectivity, while also improving memory and concentration and slowing down cognitive decline.

And a study published just before Christmas found that tea-drinking protects against osteoporosis.

All good things! There’s more on the blog - linked in stories 

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And a belated ‘merry everything’ from us! We hope And a belated ‘merry everything’ from us! We hope you had a marvellous Christmas, and 2026 will be a year of ageing well. There’s a new post on the blog about - among other things - art, peanuts and Dick Van Dyke. Lots of thoughts on longevity for these last days of the year. Linked in stories and on agewellproject.com
How much should we worry about digital dementia? How much should we worry about digital dementia? 

The term isn’t new. It was coined by German neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Manfred Spitzer in 2012.

He argues that outsourcing memory to search engines, the constant ‘pings’ of notifications, and multitasking, can weaken memory consolidation and reduce attention. He also suggests this can lead to a decreased ability for deep thought, reduced self-control, and  social issues.

How can we protect the brain? Research published a few weeks ago found engaging in creative pursuits, like dance, music or visual arts, is associated with a measurable slowing of brain ageing. You’ll have heard this before, but what’s interesting in this study is that the research team looked at how this might happen.

There’s more on the blog agewellproject.com and linked in stories

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Annabel’s just spent a month working and walking i Annabel’s just spent a month working and walking in the Swiss Alps. So that meant a lot of time climbing a lot of mountains! 

Unsurprisingly, she found herself drawn to the latest studies of movement. She wanted to know what all the uphill huff and puff was really doing, not to mention the downhill drag on knees and limbs, and the slipping and sliding through mud and snow. 

It’s all on the blog - agewellproject.com and linked in stories 

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