6 Surprising Benefits of Walking

6 Surprising Benefits of Walking

You already know that any physical activity, including walking, is great for your overall health. (That’s a gentle walk, 20 minutes a day, we are usually talking about.) But did you know that walking is the new ‘wonder drug’!! (Dr. Thomas Frieden,...
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...
Is Superfood A Myth? With Dr Jian Guan

Is Superfood A Myth? With Dr Jian Guan

  ‘There are no BAD foods and no superfoods.” Dr Jian Guan’s research tells her that the idea of superfood is a myth. And what about dairy cream? Isn’t that bad for you? Memory Foundation talks with Dr Jian Guan about her research into...
Gillian Eadie on Breakfast TV

Gillian Eadie on Breakfast TV

  Watch Gillian Eadie talk with Rawdon Christie about the work of the Memory Foundation and the 7 Day Brain Boost Plan on Breakfast...
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...