This is part 6 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest. Click here to download the entire series as a PDF We’re all dealt our unique genetic deck of cards at conception. What matters is how we choose to play our hand.… Continue Reading
This is part 5 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest. Click here to download the entire series as a PDF The 2015 World Alzheimer Report on the global impact of dementia states there are over 9.9 million new cases of dementia… Continue Reading
All over the world, women live longer than men. In Australia in 2016, the median age at death was 85.0 years for women and 78.9 years for men. The gender gap grows with age, among centenarians worldwide, women outnumber men nine to one. The female advantage is not restricted to humans as in other species,… Continue Reading
Can we predict who will receive a telegram from the Queen? Are centenarians grown-up versions of the exceptionally resilient ‘dandelion children’ I’ve described in previous articles? Is longevity simply a case of good genes? Can we predict which child will live till 100? When writing my book, I put these questions to Professor Richie Poulton,… Continue Reading
This is part 2 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest. Click here to download the entire series as a PDF My mother often says to me there’s no way she’d want to live to 100. And she may have a point.… Continue Reading
We can’t seem to make up our minds, and the older we get, the further we move the goalposts marking the last season of our lives. Continue Reading
Stress is an inevitable part of life. We feel ‘stressed’ when real or imagined pressures exceed our perceived ability to cope. If things all feel ‘too much’, we experience the sensations of ‘stress’. But feeling stress is not always a bad thing. When stress is short-term and manageable, it motivates and facilitates learning and change.… Continue Reading
These 10 books synthesise the most compelling new brain science and smart ideas emerging from the research lab and make it relevant for our everyday lives. Continue Reading
Playing music is good for people at all stages in their lives – including the elderly. Jeremy Brooks, CC BY-NC Ageing in harmony: why the third act of life should be musical Jennifer MacRitchie, Western Sydney University It’s never too late to pick up a musical instrument. In fact, there are many reasons why it’s… Continue Reading
Good Cholesterol Can Positively Impact Women’s Brain Health Statistics bear out the folk wisdom that women live longer than men. However, living longer doesn’t necessarily equate to living better. All too often, dementia robs older women of what could be the happiest time of their lives. And while medical science continues to try to solve… Continue Reading
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