It is sometimes very profitable to go back to The Greats to crystalise our thinking about something new. This year, in writing about longevity, I have been struck by the paucity of thinking about a philosophical approach to old age. Gerontologists know a lot about the body as it ages, but we sometimes forget that […]
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Women’s diets need to change to take account of different needs as we age. In particular we need to re-balance after the metabolic onslaught of menopause. But it is important to see healthy eating as a means to an end and not an end in itself. A healthy diet will give us more energy, it
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The Good Life Part 06: Eating with friends. Does a celebration have to mean excess? PROGRAMME How to survive celebrations and parties ‘Tis the season to be jolly. So now you’ve read through the four basics of healthy eating – breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks – it is time to think about how these basics
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The Good Life Part 05: What is a snack, why do we snack, should we snack? PROGRAMME Elegant sufficiency Public Health England’s recent advertising Change4Life might imply that snacking is a dangerous thing to do [i]. But those campaigns are aimed at children. Despite what many pundits will tell you, there is nothing wrong with
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What is the difference between dinner and lunch? Not much really. A healthy woman should see both dinner and lunch as equivalent. I don’t think it really matters whether you have dinner at lunch time, supper at night or are inviting friends to a formal dinner party. In every case the evening meal should contain
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The Good Life Part 03: Advice on healthy eating for women at home, in cafes and restaurants and how to pack a lunch-box. PROGRAMME Ladies who lunch The body responds well to a rest at lunchtime, as well as some food to power the afternoon ahead. But unless we’re at home and have time to
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Part 2 of the series The Good Life Find Part 1, What is a Balanced Diet? and the Go Dotty! food counter here>> Many nutritionists recommend that we should aim to divide out daily calorie allowance into three meals of roughly equal scale and five snacks. So, for an average woman aiming to consume about
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Go to The Good Life Week 01 for the start of this series Here is a simple, yet effective, method for recording your food and drink. Combine this with making notes of your weight, your wellbeing and how active you are. If you start today,by this time next month you will have regained some balance and
10 TIPS FOR HEALTHY EATING I’m amazed by the number of friends, family and clients who come to me because they’ve lost their way along the path to good health. But I’m scandalised by the number of doctors, medics and professionally trained chefs who don’t seem to know either. So, if you are a busy
