Life stage - Seniors' health

Expert advice on keeping fit and healthy during your senior years.

50 easy ways to eat more fruit and vegetables

50 easy ways to eat more fruit and...

Eat more vegetables and fruit. Yes, we know — we’ve...

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

People who live to 100 and beyond seem to be...

Boost your brainpower with swimming

Boost your brainpower with swimming

It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off...

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at bay

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at...

Eating three serves of whole grains every day may help...

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

Healthy Food Guide founding editor Niki Bezzant takes a look...

How exercise protects against anxiety and depression

How exercise protects against anxiety and depression

As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients...

Plant-based diets may protect against severe COVID

Plant-based diets may protect against severe COVID

Eating a plant-based or pescatarian diet may lower your risk...

How to have strong muscles at any age

How to have strong muscles at any age

Building strong muscles isn’t just for 20-something gym buffs. Dietitian...

Why do lips get dry, and does lip balm work?

Why do lips get dry, and does lip...

As we head into the colder weather, many of us...

7 of the best cholesterol-lowering foods

7 of the best cholesterol-lowering foods

If you've been told your cholesterol is too high, you...

What to eat to add 10 years to your life

What to eat to add 10 years to...

What you eat can make a big difference to the...

Diverticulitis: Symptoms, causes and what to eat

Diverticulitis: Symptoms, causes and what to eat

Diverticular disease is one of the most common health problems...

Nutritious hospital food may help save heart patients’ lives

Nutritious hospital food may help save heart patients’...

It’s not uncommon to hear people who have had a...

5 tips for over 65s turning vegan or vegetarian

5 tips for over 65s turning vegan or...

Plant-based diets continue to grow in popularity, worldwide. There are...

7 ways to keep your joints healthy

7 ways to keep your joints healthy

Feeling stiff in the knees? Fed up with an aching...

Good nutrition may help boost COVID vaccine protection

Good nutrition may help boost COVID vaccine protection

If we’re going to rely on COVID-19 vaccines to bring...

Afternoon naps may boost your brainpower

Afternoon naps may boost your brainpower

If you’re a fan of afternoon naps, a new study...

Osteoporosis: How to have strong, healthy bones

Osteoporosis: How to have strong, healthy bones

Many people think poor bone health and osteoporosis are a...