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Leaning to skip and other attempts to address the lifespan/healthspan gap
It was 10 years ago this month (February 2013) when my eardrum burst. I was 54 years old. I'd had a cold and my ear began to ache on the way to work...
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In a stew
Tallulah, like most turnips, is a rather sensitive soul. Root vegetables in general have an unfair reputation as being somewhat hard, knobbly, and...
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Love me, love me not: some alternative Valentine’s Day thoughts
With Nurse Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett, Call the Midwife ) and Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley ) flying the flag for older...
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Down with the old folks
‘Well it’s a job I guess, beggars can’t be choosers and all that.’ ‘Are you sure you really want to take it sweetheart? We can last a bit longer if...
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You're only mid-life once
A couple of weeks ago I overheard someone say, ‘You’re only young once’. A well-used, but odd phrase, don’t you think, for aren’t we all each and...
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