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Food and your fifties: What foods and nutrients your body needs
Post-50, there are certain nutrients your body needs to power through the next phase of your life with some foods, in particular, that should become weekly favourites. What men need in their 50s During their 50’s, men should be more concerned about their long-term...
The Burning Man: North America’s “radical” festival in the desert
The Burning Man festival began as bonfire ritual on the summer solstice of 1986 and now attracts almost 70,000 people. The festival is held annually in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, around 100 miles north-northeast of Reno. History of The Burning Man Festival On...
Back to Blighty: Moving back to the UK after living abroad
Inflated property prices are a barrier to expats wanting to return the UK, but buying is not the best or only option. Many people decide they want to retire abroad. It’s estimated that of the 1.3 million Brits living in other European countries, around 20% are...
Double edged sword of Woodford criticism
The collapse of embattled stock picker Neil Woodford's fund empire, highlights the risk of putting all your eggs in one basket - no matter how attractive the returns. When Friar Tuck boasted of hitting a tree with an arrow, Robin Hood asked him which tree he aimed...
Fit at fifty: Tips for staying fit through your 50s and beyond
For many people, hitting the big 5-0 represents a fresh start of sorts. In many cases, the kids are grown or in college, the pace of daily life has slowed and there's more time to spend on self-improvement, making this stage of life ideal for starting or furthering...
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...
Going away? Don’t neglect your garden if you’re going on holiday
Top tips on getting the best out of your garden whilst you’re away on holiday. Does anyone else think about their garden while they are on holiday? I find that instead of just focusing on the lapping of the sea, not getting sand in my cocktail and ensuring that the...
Mother’s Ruin? Design your own perfect gin and tonic
Design a gin to your taste. We take a look at spending the day at Nelson’s Distillery and School, Uttoxeter. When it comes to gin we’ve all got our own tastes. “There’s a gin out there perfect for you,” said Dave, our gin guide for the day, “though sometimes you just...
Pointless interview: Alexander Armstrong & his ‘teatime’ TV show
Presenting the ever-popular Pointless suits this multi-talented Cambridge graduate just fine but says: "my family is my priority". Almost by accident Alexander Armstrong and his ‘Pointless friend’ Richard Osman have become kings of teatime TV. Their quiz show,...
Wild at heart? Experience the awe and magic of an African safari
Safari means ‘long journey’ in Swahili. Today, safari-goers can bypass the arduous up-country trek of yesteryear and be deep in the African bush within 24 hours of Heathrow. Nonetheless, that earlier, romanticised era of Blixen and Hemingway retains its allure. So,...
Switch and save: Take the worry out of switching energy suppliers
Worried about switching energy suppliers? A new breed of companies can do it for you. January saw the introduction of a price cap on all standard and default energy tariffs, resulting in energy customers on these tariffs saving an average £76 a year, based on typical...