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Recent Posts:

  • What we learnt about reducing dementia risk this summer, and a discount code
  • THE ART OF SAUNA – AND MORE
  • LOOK AFTER YOUR FEET THIS SUMMER
  • Why I’m – finally – glad to be grey
  • SMELL, STRESS, POETRY AND THE BRAIN
  • How to build better bones
  • KEEP COOL AND EAT FAVA BEANS
  • Grab some GABA – and your invitation! + Easter recipes
  • IS WAKING AT NIGHT GOOD FOR THE BRAIN?
  • How hormone health impacts ageing – and a thank you!
  • WHY WE SHOULD BE WALKING … BACKWARDS
  • How to help your heart age well on Valentine’s Day
  • THE ENDURING LESSONS OF GRIEF
  • Caring for elderly relatives and ageing well
  • NEW YEAR, NEW MUSCLES, NEW ME!
  • Bones, muscles and Age-Well Christmas recipes
  • IS THERE AN OPTIMUM TIME OF DAY TO MOVE?
  • Getting enough calcium? And other ways to help your bones age well
  • CAN WE IMPROVE OUR SLEEP – REALLY?
  • How time and hormones impact weight gain and sleep as we age
  • HOW TO TIPPLE IN SOBER OCTOBER
  • How to help your eyes age well
  • WHY LIVER HELPS US AGE WELL
  • BRAINS, HEARTS AND CHOCOLATE – THIS SUMMER’S AGE-WELL RESEARCH
  • What happens in our bodies after menopause
  • Is there an optimal diet for ageing well?
  • HOW TO AGE WELL ON YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY
  • Want more ‘energy’ to age well? Here’s how
  • WHY YOU NEED TO ROCK AND REST
  • How to age well like the Queen!
  • HOW TO WALK TO IMPROVE YOUR MOOD
  • THE LATEST ON TAKING CARE OF YOUR BRAIN
  • HOW WALKING POLES CAN HELP US AGE WELL
  • A ‘longevity library’, and Easter recipes
  • MICROPLASTICS AND OUR HEALTH: SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?
  • A conversation, and cultivate awe for better brain health
  • HOW TO EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR GENES – AND A FREE WEBINAR
  • WHAT’S IMPACTING YOUR SLEEP AND A FREE YOGA NIDRA SESSION
  • STAYING HYDRATED, GUT HEALTH AND WHAT TO DRINK
  • ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH LIGHT? ENOUGH DARK?
  • Would you try the ‘Green’ Mediterranean Diet for better brain health?
  • FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT FALLS… GO BAREFOOT!
  • WHAT’S GETTING ME THROUGH JANUARY, AND A FREE WEBINAR
  • Age-Well lessons from 2021 we’re taking into 2022
  • HOW TO KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY
  • THE ENDURING MAGIC OF MOVEMENT AND A GIVEAWAY
  • WHEN TO FALL ASLEEP – AND FOR HOW LONG?
  • LOOK AFTER YOUR BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER TO REDUCE ALZHEIMER’S RISK
  • CANCER, DEPRESSION, MEMORY: THE LATEST RESEARCH
  • Alzheimer’s risk latest: noise, exercise and HRT
  • WHY WE NEED TO CULTIVATE OUR CURIOSITY
  • IS IT ACTUALLY POSSIBLE TO REVERSE AGEING?
  • WHY THE TIMING OF OUR EATING AND MOVING MATTERS
  • ALZHEIMERS: THE LATEST RESEARCH YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • HOW TO LIVE TO (NEARLY) 99 IN FULL HEALTH…
  • TAKE YOUR EYES FOR A WALK
  • WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE WALK?
  • WALKING, APPETITE, PURPOSE AND A WEBINAR
  • To menopause and beyond! Bodies, brains (and beetroot hummus)
  • MEMORY, MOVEMENT, MUSHROOMS AND MORE
  • WHY YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BED, AND WHY YOU SHOULD
  • WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT SELENIUM?
  • OUR 12 COMMANDMENTS FOR AGEING WELL, PRINCE PHILIP AND MORE
  • MYSTERIOUS REASONS FOR WORKING OUR MUSCLES
  • HOME-COOKING, EGGY MUFFINS AND EASTER RECIPES!
  • BOOST THE COVID JAB (HOPEFULLY!) AND A FREE MASTERCLASS
  • COULD WINTER SEA SWIMMING LIFT YOUR MOOD?
  • THE BODY ON GRIEF
  • WHAT ALL NEUROSCIENTISTS EAT TO PROTECT THEIR BRAINS AND AN EAT WELL TO AGE WELL COURSE
  • WHAT IF THERE WAS ONE VITAMIN THAT SLOWS AGEING? AND A LONGEVITY-BOOSTING RECIPE
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR BODY AS YOU AGE, AND A BRAIN HEALTH MASTERCLASS
  • THE SILVER BULLET FOR ALZHEIMER’S? AND OUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS RECIPES
  • WHY A 12 MINUTE WALK IS ALL IT TAKES (AND A SPECIAL OFFER)
  • WHY YOUR SENSE OF SMELL MATTERS
  • HOME HEALTH TESTS, OMEGA-3s AND AN AGEING WELL WEBINAR
  • HOW TO BUILD MUSCLE ON THE SLY – AND WHY
  • HOW TO EXERCISE, NORWEGIAN STYLE
  • Answering your most frequently-asked questions – and a giveaway
  • WHY I’M EATING MORE MEAT AND MY NEW FAVOURITE SALAD
  • FOUR TIPS FOR AGEING EYES, BAKED MACKEREL AND YOUR INVITATION
  • AGEING WELL ON YOUR SUMMER STAYCATION, RASPBERRY CAKE – AND INVITATIONS!
  • HOW TO BEAT STRESS, ENHANCE NEUROPLASTICITY AND A FABULOUS TREAT FOR YOU
  • WHAT TO EAT THIS SUMMER
  • WHY WRITING BY HAND IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN, A PRIZE DRAW TO SPUR YOU ON, AND SIMPLE STUFFED PEPPERS
  • THE AGE-WELL JOY OF HUMAN CONNECTION
  • FOLLOW THE DATA: MUST WE? AND AN ESCAPIST GIVEAWAY…
  • SEEKING POSITIVITY AND FOODS WHICH MAKE US HAPPY
  • WHY BERRIES ARE YOUR BEST FRIENDS IN LOCKDOWN
  • YOUR LOCKDOWN BRAIN ON READING, RED WINE AND VITAMIN D
  • SLEEP IN THE TIME OF CORONA
  • BOOSTING IMMUNITY IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
  • AGEING WELL, STAYING POSITIVE AND THE CORONA VIRUS
  • EAT MORE GARLIC AND KEEP MAP-READING
  • HOW VALENTINE’S DAY CAN HELP YOU AGE WELL
  • WANT TO AGE WELL? HUM AND SING!
  • How diet boosts brain power: the science
  • BRAIN-BUILDING, PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS, WHAT CARDIOLOGISTS DO FOR HEART HEALTH… AND THE NEW CANADIAN EATING GUIDELINES
  • HOW TO AGE HAPPILY IN 2020
  • WHY A BOOK IS EVERYONE’S BEST FRIEND AT CHRISTMAS
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WHY I’VE THROWN OUT ALL MY BEAUTY PRODUCTS (nearly…)

Why Alzheimer’s Is A Women’s Issue

HOW HAVING A DOG CHANGED MY LIFE

GREEN SPACE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SADNESS AND BRAIN-BOOSTING BISCUITS

WHY ‘INFLAMM-AGEING’ COULD START IN THE GUT AND HARISSA-ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD

POLYAMINES – THE NEW SECRET WEAPON FOR AGEING WELL & MOROCCAN SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS.

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Look, we know not many people have round-the-clock Look, we know not many people have round-the-clock access to a sauna. But Susan found one in a hotel she was staying at recently, there’s one in our local gym and Annabel found plenty on her summer holiday in Finland. 

A growing number of studies attest to the longevity-enhancing benefits of routine forays into a sauna. Much of the research has been instigated in Finland where sauna (pronounced to rhyme with downer) has existed forever.

So how does sauna help us age well? The extreme heat activates heat shock proteins which researchers think can maintain the healthy functioning of our cells.  As we get older, the proteins in some of our cells start to misfold and collapse. They then clump together forming plaques, including the plaques thought to cause Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Heat shock proteins – triggered by a sauna stint and possibly by hot baths – appear to prevent the misfolding and collapsing of cellular proteins, as well as clearing out those that have already misfolded. Which is to say they keep our cells in good shape. 

There’s more on the blog - link in bio 

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#brainhealth #alzheimers #reducedementiarisk #cognitivehealth #betterbrainhealth #brainfog  #agewell #longevity #ageingwell #agingwell
Obsessed with the smoked quinoa in this salad! You Obsessed with the smoked quinoa in this salad! You know we love a good grain and this one is particularly delicious. It’s from our friends @hodmedods and they very kindly gave us a discount code to share with you - it’s valid until the end of September. Code and recipe are on the blog - link in bio (it’s the blog post about reducing dementia risk) #prproduct #recipe #healthyrecipe #discountcode #wholegrains #quinoarecipes #womenover50 #over50 #over50health #postmenopause #over50andfit #dementiaprevention #alzheimers #brainhealth #cognition #agewell
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Thank you!
Of course, it’s not about numbers, but we’re s Of course, it’s not about numbers, but we’re so thrilled over 5000 of you have joined us on our mission to age well! Thank you 🙏

If you’re new here, we’re Susan and Annabel, long-time friends turned longevity writers. We started blogging about our quest to age well almost a decade ago (!) - you can find the blog at agewellproject.com or via the link in our bio. 

As working mums, we started looking for simple, science-backed ways to make the best of the second halves of our lives. We wanted to improve our own health and reduce our risk of the chronic conditions of ageing. When we started writing, Susan was caring for her mum, who had dementia, and Annabel has also faced challenges with her family’s health. 

Along the way, the blog became a best-selling book, The Age-Well Project, and further books have followed. You can find out more about us individually @annabelabbs and @susansaundershealth 

The blog is packed with posts on the latest research into the science of longevity, and how we make sense of it in our own lives. And there’s also loads of lovely age-well recipes - all approved by our families! 

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Wherever you’re walking this August weekend (a b Wherever you’re walking this August weekend (a bank holiday for us 🇬🇧🇬🇧), take time for your feet. They’re mini miracles and looking after them is key to ageing well. 

There’s more on the blog - link in bio.

And save this as a reminder to look after your feet! 

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