Health & Wellbeing

As we age, we often grow more sensitive to the cold. Sometimes this can be because of health issues, not just age.

We get emotional energy from many sources. The best source is positive emotions: things that feel good. Here are some ideas for how you can fill the right tanks

In this instalment of ‘I’m a Carboholic’, we take a peek into some of the  ways in which the makers of refined food keep us coming back for more!

The household furniture we once relied upon (or just plain ‘tolerated’), may no longer be suited to our more specialised senior needs.

No one’s saying it’s easy, but there are a few tricks which can help reduce your intake of salt and sugar.

In the third instalment of ‘I’m a Carboholic’, we discuss how plant fibre in our diet helps us to feel full for longer, and how refined food has the opposite effect.

As we grow older, we tend to chew our food less efficiently, and as a result, we lose out on many of the health benefits thorough chewing bestows.

Caring for your parents as they age can be an emotional time. It’s worth putting some thought into how you’ll cope with the experience.

Seniors get lumbered with a lot of myths, and a very common one is older people require less sleep.

In the second instalment of ‘I’m a Carboholic’, we’ll be discussing exactly what carbohydrates are, and why we all need them in our diet.