Sugar-free – and Happy!

Sugar-free – and Happy!

My journey started last century, when as a young lad in my 20’s and flatting, I made my first Muesli. The interest in good food gained momentum in the 1970s when my wife and I started experimenting with diet to see what effect it had on running marathons.   The quest...
What do 100-year-olds eat?

What do 100-year-olds eat?

Here’s what the centenarians in Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones eat. Sardinia – Bread, vegetables, small amounts of wine and goats’ cheese, very little meat Okinawa – Sweet potatoes, fermented soy products, rice, vegetables Loma Linda – Fresh fruit, oatmeal,...
Why did I come into this room?

Why did I come into this room?

Don’t you HATE that? You set off to get something and by the time you reach where it is, you’ve forgotten what it was! How come? Is it an ‘old age’ thing? Not really. Dr Gabriel Radvansky,  professor of psychology at the University of Notre...
9 Habits for a Long Life

9 Habits for a Long Life

Somewhere in the remote Nicoyan peninsula of Costa Rica, a 101-year-old great-great-grandmother has already cleared brush, chopped wood and made tortillas from scratch – all before you have finished reading your morning newspaper. And here’s the best part:...
Tap your Toes! Why?

Tap your Toes! Why?

Are you a foot-tapper? You hear music and away you go! Congratulations! Not only does toe-tapping lift your mood, It helps prevent trips and falls, too. How come? It’s all to do with the muscle that runs up the front of your shin – your tibialis anterior....