People are more powerful than pills
This is a photo of me sitting on ‘Nine Arch Bridge’ in Demodara Sri Lanka. Also called ‘the Bridge in the Sky’, it was built entirely by local labour and completed in 1919 despite a shortage of [...]
Improve your mind by improving your balance
It’s well-established that aerobic exercise (running, jogging, cycling, swimming, brisk walking) and strength training (squats, lifting weights, pushing and pulling) are essential for good [...]
Grow bolder, not older
We need to grow bolder, not older. Our negative ageist stereotypes have an adverse effect on how we age. Every time we say, ‘I’m having a senior moment’ it reinforces the nonsense that our memory [...]
Be careful what you think
Be careful what you think — our assumptions about ageing actually influence how we age. Harvard University psychologist Ellen Langer tested whether cultural stereotypes contributed to memory [...]
Why do doorways make us forgetful?
The door itself – not deficits in your memory – is to blame. Doorways make us forget what we’ve just been thinking about because they signify entering a new environment – and [...]
