What does it say about us as a nation that we need a Minister for Loneliness? It’s both uplifting that the issue is being addressed, and heart-breaking that it needs tackling in the first place. We are living through an epidemic of loneliness, where smaller households, longer working hours, a more transient workforce and increased…
SLEEP: THE KEY TO A GOOD MEMORY, TIPS FROM AN EXPERT AND CARROT TOP PESTO
I forgot to go to an appointment yesterday. Embarrassing. I would never have forgotten something like this in my youth. But could it be the poor sleep I’d had the night before? A new study links memory and everyday errors to sleep deprivation. The study (which points out that many human-caused disasters from Chernobyl to…
DEMENTIA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW, and black bean burritos
Two important reports have been published this week, in different areas of Alzheimer’s research, and you need to know about them. A link between dementia risk and pollution becomes more likely with each report published on the subject. This week a team from Kings College, London, revealed research showing a positive association between residential levels…
AGEING WELL INTO AUTUMN
Welcome back! We hope you had a great summer, wherever you were. We’ve been busy – Annabel hiking in Germany, Susan doing the occasional poolside press up in Portugal. And we’ve been working on our book: there are exciting times ahead for The Age-Well Project. Although we’re sad to see the end of summer, we…
THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND SMASHED CUCUMBER SALAD
I’ve seen the future and it’s looking good! If we look after our health, we look after the planet too – how great does that sound? Lots of positive vibes here at The Age-Well Project this week. I attended a fascinating panel discussion this week about the future of food: put simply, we need to…
HOW TO CREATE A BODY THAT REPELS CANCER & MISO SALMON TRAY BAKE
I’ve been watching a brilliant series of films on the subject of longevity. Each one features a range of doctors and researchers exploring an aspect of ageing. The films are rather long and a little pricey (more at www.humanlongevityfilm.com) but one of the best is on cancer and how to build a body able to…
WHY ‘INFLAMM-AGEING’ COULD START IN THE GUT AND HARISSA-ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD
While wrinkles and grey hair may be the external signs of ageing, there’s a whole other process going on inside our bodies. ‘Inflamm-ageing’ is the term coined by doctors to describe the low-grade inflammation intrinsically linked to the process of growing older. It plays a central role in the all the chronic conditions of ageing:…
HOW TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION & LENTILS IN A LEMON AND TOMATO SAUCE
The most difficult chapter of our book to write (so far) has been the chapter on air pollution and what it’s doing to our bodies and brains. Why so difficult? Not because of the lack of research (oh no, plenty of that!), or the complexity of learning about PM2.5 (relatively simple compared to grappling with…
YOUR BRAIN WANTS YOU TO LOOK AFTER IT RIGHT NOW, and griddled asparagus with miso dressing
Alzheimer’s is a disease for old people, right? Wrong! While the symptoms of Alzheimer’s may not appear until later in life, the pathology – the changes in the brain which lead to this devastating disease – starts much earlier. So if we want to reduce our dementia risk, the work needs to start now. Middle-aged…
ANOTHER COMPELLING REASON TO FAST? HORTA ON TOAST
So far, the only intervention able to dramatically extend healthy life appears to be … fasting, otherwise known as Caloric Restriction (CR). Studies – on animals – suggest that regular fasting can extend healthy life by up to 30%. Susan recently wrote about her experience of fasting after trialling Professor Longo’s Longevity Diet, and we wrote…
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