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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...
Over 50s Brexiteers ‘looking forward’ to ‘fewer terrorist attacks’ and ‘pension values rising’
Those aged 50-years-old and over who voted for Brexit, are “looking forward” to “fewer terrorist attacks,” a rise in their pension pot value, as well as the “cost of living falling.” That’s according to research by Atomik Research, on behalf of financial services...
“Only little people pay taxes”
Tax efficiency is not tax avoidance. Why getting IFA advice on investments, bonds and tax liability will help your finances in later life. "We don’t pay taxes, only little people pay taxes’ - The haunting words of the late Leona Hemsley, the billionaire convicted of...
Don’t turn up the volume! Make sure you get your hearing tested
Now is the time to get your hearing checked if you have been delaying it. Approximately 11 million people in the UK are currently suffering from hearing loss which equates to roughly one in six of us. Of the six million people in the UK who could benefit from hearing...
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...