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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’
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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...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...Top 15 destinations the over 50s would most like to visit
Top 15 destinations the over 50s would most like to visit Desperate to escape Britain’s miserable weather a growing number of over-50s are seeking brighter shores in far-flung destinations across the globe. A new study has found the most lust after trips....Ourplace News
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