The Age-Well Project - Change the way you age

Trends, longevity and proprioception

Annabel and I were discussing last week how the world of health and longevity has changed in the (almost 12!) years since we started writing this blog. Back then, when Annabel mentioned to a doctor that she thought her health issues were related to her gut, she got very short shrift. Now, we know that...

WALKING POLES: WHY WE ALL NEED A PAIR

Our most viewed post — written nearly four years ago — was about walking with poles . Since I’ve recently been doing a great deal of pole-assisted walking (thanks to endless mud, relentless rain and a month in snow-locked Switzerland), it feels the right moment for an update. Because walking poles can help all of...

Libraries, brain training and tennis: help your brain age well

Annabel and I have always been a little wary of brain training exercises. There’s certainly plenty of them out there. They’re well researched, but the ultimate conclusion is often that they make you really good at playing that particular game with no substantial real-world benefits. We’d usually rather read a book, play a board game...

EAT KIMCHI AND CHOCOLATE, SWAP ALCOHOL FOR POMEGRANATE JUICE, PRACTICE ACTIVE SITTING

Well, what a miserable January it’s been. I’ve been laid low with a lingering virus that has absolutely wiped me out and which I hope none of you have suffered from. I suspect it’s Influenza A (H3N2) Subclade K – the new variant currently surging in the UK, Europe and the US. But from my...

Light and longevity

If you’re in the northern hemisphere you have probably commented – more than once –on how dark it is at the moment (if you’re anything like me, anyway). We’re used to the idea of ‘wintering’ now (and if you’re not, read Katherine May’s wonderful book of the same title) – hunkering down in the darkness,...