What difference does ten pounds make?

If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there, Lewis Carroll quote over a snowy path that splits into two.

Body composition is important because what you are made of matters, a lot. Muscle is key for healthy ageing. We lose muscle as we age, it is harder to gain and more important to maintain. The benefits of losing ten pounds of body fat or gaining ten pounds of muscle can improve your health.

How are you ageing?

Beautiful watchful eye of a healthy girl and senior woman, ageing in a half and half split face.

Even though we think of time passing in a predictable way, ageing doesn’t. There are many factors that can change our biological age and it now appears that there are two time points where ageing accelerates. How are you ageing?

How to reduce your cancer risk

List of recommendations to prevent cancer. Including be a healthy weight, be physically active, limit sugar-sweetened drinks, limit red and processed meat, don't smoke, don't drink alcohol, don't use supplements, limit processed foods and eat a diet that is full of plant foods, whole grains and beans.

It is World Cancer Day. Reduce your risk of cancer with lifestyle habits. Exercise and diet are powerful tools in reducing your risk of a diagnosis. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, exercise has been proven to repair damage to DNA.

Less is More

Reduce your cancer risk eat less meat and more black beans, nuts, tofu, edamame and chickpeas

Eating less meat is generally recognized as a healthy way to reduce your risk of cancer. But less animal protein also has an environmental as well as health benefits. Switching to plant based options has many benefits.

Prevention is Better than the Cure

Cartoon image of a man with hand on head looking confused

Vaccines are important for longevity. They prevent diseases and the consequences of those diseases. If you hope to live a long and healthy life vaccines will make a difference.

Hope is a four letter word.

The word hope spelled in different coloured letters held up by different people's hands

Hope is a powerful motivator to keep trying to remain healthy, especially in the face of a health scare. there are

Back pain and heart health

Older couple doing pushups

Back pain is the most common cause of disability worldwide, but some lifestyle habits may be the cause or make the pain worse. What can you do to strengthen your back and prevent the discomfort of low back pain.

3 ways to age your brain faster

Does this sound familiar to you? It’s Monday morning, you have great intentions to eat well, exercise, get enough sleep. You know these are good for you and who doesn’t want to feel better? But sometime during the week, maybe later today, you start to rely on sugar or processed foods to get you through the day. Or maybe you …