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Can green fingers really boost your grey matter?
With summer just around the corner, our gardens are fast approaching their best. But gardens aren’t just nice to look at, they are also good for your health and well-being. How? Well read on and find out more! Mature Times reports that gardening is one of the world’s...
Having a place that’s special to you is linked to higher happiness and life satisfaction
Whether it’s a hilltop, a coastline or a building, having a meaningful place in your life has a significant impact on well-being. Mature Times reports that new research commissioned by conservation charity the National Trust reveals that people with a connection to a...
Tango and Yoga… on prescription
You'd be surprised what your GP might recommend these days. Imagine going to your GP and coming out with a prescription for a yoga class, ballroom dancing and a range of nature walks. Such an outcome might not be so far fetched in the near future and, for many people,...
Direct links found between oral health and pneumonia
New research has found considerable evidence that poor oral health can lead to serious illnesses such as pneumonia and heart disease, especially for those over 50. Hermes London Dental Clinic reports that according to the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College...
Black suits only 1 in 4 of us
Black is effortlessly stylish but we can't all pull off an Audrey Hepburn or Helen Mirren look. Indeed, that go-to black number suits only a quarter of sizes and shapes. Here are some ideas to keep you on-point. 50 Connect reports that wearing black doesn’t make us...
Over-50s can boost brain function by regularly doing puzzles, study suggests.
Black is effortlessly stylish but we can't all pull off an Audrey Hepburn or Helen Mirren look. Indeed, that go-to black number suits only a quarter of sizes and shapes. Here are some ideas to keep you on-point. 50 Connect reports that wearing black doesn’t make us...
Monty Don reveals how his golden retriever Nigel helped him through the ‘black periods’ of depression
Older adults who regularly do word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to a study. ITV News reports that the more regularly adults aged 50 and over attempted puzzles such as crosswords and Sudoku, the better their brain function, it found. Academics at...
Spreading the ‘Massage Message’
Monty Don said dogs can help with depression, crediting his golden retriever Nigel with getting him outside again after he suffered from “black periods”. The Telegraph reports that speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the gardener described how looking...
The health benefits of gardening
A massage has a host of health benefits. Choice reports that not only does a massage relieve stress, recent studies also show it to be an effective treatment for chronic back pain, it helps us to fight off infection by increasing our white blood cell count and it...
Spring skin care
Gardening is a fun, rewarding hobby that’s enjoyed by many of us. And with spring here already, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about getting out in the garden. 50 Plus reports that there are some surprising health benefits too. So we recently spoke with...
New RELEVA Joint and Muscle Balm given rave reviews by acclaimed West End cast of Hamilton
The seasons change and so do the needs of our skin. Here are a few tips to help you transition from winter to spring. 50 Connect reports that dry, chapped skin is just one of the cold weather travails we face through the winter months, while finding the right products...
Being a couch potato ‘bad for the memory of over-50s’
According to a recent study 2 in 5 of our stoic baby boomers (the over 50’s) are suffering in silence with their joint and muscle pain, with 85% having suffered in the last 2 years with hip, knee and back issues. 50 Plus reports that researchers also found that many...