Am I at risk for cardiac disease or stroke?

A key area to assess is your risk for cardiac disease and stroke.There are a couple of key things you can do to address your risk, which are outlined in this post

Slow aging approach to sleep

A number of simple things can be done to improve our sleep patterns. Sleep is a major part of of our lives and must be nurtured as we get older

Professor Christopher Thomas Preventive Medicine, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Glen Cardwell Accredited Practising Dietician Dr Joe Kosterich GP & health industry consultant &nbsp

Stress resilience & aging

I spend much of my time trying to keep off the rat-wheel of life and find that I have to keep re-evaluating my life as I age in order to keep it relatively simple. Our lives are so busy and we are at the beck and call of employers, children, partners and our social and

How much protein do I need as I age?

Protein is essential to build muscle and other structures as we age. Over half of our body’s dry weight is protein.

Where does cosmetic fit if you want to age gracefully?!

Slow aging philosophically promotes health not fear as a driver of the decision for any intervention and cosmetic medicine is no different.

Skin revitalization using PRP

Skin is our largest organ and of course the one we see the most on a daily basis. As we age, the decline in skin integrity is often the first thing we notice and dislike.  There’s a whole industry around supporting the youthful look of the skin; skincare products, skin rejuvenation therapies and technologies and

COGMED working memory training

I recently had the good fortune to be briefed on COGMED by Nerida Saunders at Solstice – Mind Matters. COGMED has made a breakthrough discovery that individuals can train and improve their working memory, a key function of the brain that allows individuals to store and manipulate information for brief periods of time. COGMED state

Slow solutions and the 7 principles

Slow solutions need support A central theme to slow is that the individual must be at the core of the process, controlling key decisions. But even while we sit in the driver’s seat, it helps to have a navigator. This is one reason we have written this book – to provide our experiences of the

Can’t find my keys! Memory and the aging brain

We’ll all experience some decline in our in our cognitive skill as we age, but the key thing that is really causing me concern is my increasing loss of memory.  I can’t remember the little things such as if I’ve turned on the alarm when I’ve left the house. Also when I’m tired, what used to