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Over-50s can boost brain function by regularly doing puzzles, study suggests.
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...
Alan Titchmarsh: Tips on gardening for May and his 10 magic moments
May day, May day! It might be a distress call to Marines, but to gardeners it’s the start of the loveliest month of the year, when leaves are fresh and green and spring is at its richest. All you need is a range of plants that will give you their best in this most...
The Vegan Revolution: Tips and advice on vegan menus
With an amazing 3.5 million people identifying as vegans in a recent survey, we provide some vegan menu advice. You would have to have been on holiday to Mars, or trapped on a remote island, to be unaware of the rise in popularity - certainly as far as the food press...
Photo London: The UK Photography event of the year
Photo London was created to give London an international photography event befitting the city’s status as a global cultural capital. Now in its fifth edition, Photo London has established itself as a world-class photography Fair and as a catalyst for London’s dynamic...
Holiday hole-in-one: Top tips for a golfing holiday to remember
With so many top courses to choose from, booking your first ever golfing holiday can be a little overwhelming. Here are some essential tips. In an age when we work longer hours than ever, it is vitally important to secure some real down time to rest, relax and spend a...
Don’t ignore Will power: Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.
According to research, a record number of adults don’t have a Will, which means the law decides who inherits their assets. More than 29 million Britons - around 56 per cent of adults - haven’t written a Will, either formal or informal, meaning their estate would be...
Mothers and over-50s push UK employment to record high
Companies seek new sources of labour as number of workers coming from EU falls. FT.com reports that mothers, the over-50s and students entering work helped drive UK employment to a record high during the three months to the end of February, according to data published...
10 shades of grey: Top ten celebrities who rock grey hair!
You might know Fifty Shades for its steamy love scenes, young Hollywood starlets and glitzy soundtrack; but what about these 10 shades of grey? Yes, we mean the 50-somethings wearing their grey on the outside - with pride, flair and just a touch of sparkle. It’s not...
Monty Don reveals how his golden retriever Nigel helped him through the ‘black periods’ of depression
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...
Spreading the ‘Massage Message’
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...
Your 7 a day! The Top (actually useful) food websites
Consumers can be bombarded with food websites promising to be the next big thing, but these tried and tested sites offer proper value. thefoodmarket.com New supermarket for natural products This new online marketplace is all about natural food. It’s a great site for...
1969: The year the dream died
An extraordinary decade was drawing to a close, but the final year of the Sixties had several stings in its tale. 1969 was the hangover after the Sixties party, a time to reflect on where the decade had taken us, but also to retrench and acknowledge that many of the...