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Why one in three over-50s are investing in the stock market
Why one in three over-50s are investing in the stock market A third of older people now hold stock market investments, mainly as a way to boost their retirement income, a study has found. BT reports that one in three over-50s hold stock market...
Online brain training ‘helps older adults with everyday tasks’
Online brain training 'helps older adults with everyday tasks' Brain training - playing online games that give memory and reasoning skills a workout is beneficial for older people, a large-scale study has concluded. BBC News reports that Researchers at...
Aspirin should be taken by all over 50s to cut thousands of cancer deaths
Aspirin should be taken by all over 50s to cut thousands of cancer deaths Every middle aged person should take aspirin daily for ten years, experts have said, as a comprehensive study has found it could save 6,000 lives a year by preventing cancer and heart...
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep’s beauty product tips for the over 50s woman
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep’s beauty product tips for the over 50s woman From perfect brows to gorgeously glowing skin: Here's what Meryl Streep can teach you about mid-life make-up. Even Hollywood’s most beautiful women suffer from sallow skin,...
Over-50s women are now biggest buyers of beauty products: Rise fuelled by older brand ambassadors including Helen Mirren
Over-50s women are now biggest buyers of beauty products: Rise fuelled by older brand ambassadors including Helen Mirren Once the beauty industry was defined by 20-somethings copying the coltish models of the day, but now its most important customers are women...
Stay young… weed the garden
Stay young… weed the garden Tending your garden can make you feel younger and happier, research has found. The Express reports that a regular spot of gardening gives the over-50s more of a “zest for life” than those who don’t have green fingers....
Half an hour of gardening ‘can cut the risk of a heart attack’
Half an hour of gardening 'can cut the risk of a heart attack' Pensioners who spend just half an hour a day gardening, fishing or walking can reduce their risk of a fatal heart attack by more than half, a major study has found. The Telegraph reports that...
Art of letter writing ‘dying out among over-50s’ as people use email and texts
Art of letter writing 'dying out among over-50s' as people use email and texts The art of letter writing is dying out even among older adults as people use email and text messages instead, research suggests. The Telegraph reports that less than half of...
Eating yellow food makes you happier, according to actual science.
Eating yellow food makes you happier, according to actual science. As we approach ever closer to the days when we’ll leave for work in the dark and return home in the dark, it’s easy to start feeling a little down. Metro reports that you can’t even...
Why Brexit could boost craft beer but hurt big beer businesses
Why Brexit could boost craft beer but hurt big beer businesses As businesses scramble to get their heads around the ramifications of leaving the European Union (EU), the beer industry is one that analysts predict will have split fortunes, with craft benefiting...
Eating a Mediterranean diet ‘could help lower risk of heart disease’ in Britons
Eating a Mediterranean diet ‘could help lower risk of heart disease’ in Britons Around 12.5 per cent of cardiovascular deaths in the UK could potentially be avoided if British people switched to a Mediterranean diet, the study says. The Independent...
Retirees and travel are a perfect combination
Retirees and travel are a perfect combination Seniors have the free time to roam the world. And they generally have the budget to do so as well. What month is a favourite for retirees and travel? What styles of travel do they like? How much do they spend...