Liz Earle Wellbeing

When it comes to ageing, we’re bold, brave and focusing on the many positives of ageing well. There’s just so much to celebrate about life, especially when we look and feel our best. So we’re honing in on the many ways to improve our wellbeing. Sleep is vitally important when it comes to ageing well, which is why we’ve included a helpful, in-depth sleep plan, together with a fascinating article on mouth taping. Something I’m going to try – and not just for snoring… I’m so encouraged by our feature about fitness in older age – right the way up to 100 years old (and beyond), including a beginner’s guide to our VO2 max. Bodywise, we have a specific spotlight on shoulder pain and leaky gut, both common ailments that can…

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LIVE WELL Prescription to party • When was the last time you threw a party? Taking time to gather for a chat, dance and laugh is great for wellbeing, says a new study by Indiana University researchers. After surveying thousands of people over several years, they found that celebrating milestones (from securing a new job to moving into a new home) with food, drink and perhaps even a couple of balloons boosts confidence and creates a sense of belonging. These are both associated with increased lifespan, robust mental health, reduced heart rate and blood pressure, better sleep, and other positive health outcomes. EAT WELL Take heart • Pop the kettle on! A study supported by The Heart Foundation has shown that elderly women who drink black tea daily have a reduced risk of heart disease…

Mouth taping (the practice of taping your mouth shut overnight) is a popular wellness trend promising those who try it a lengthy list of health benefits – from reduced snoring to fresher breath. But how exactly can this unusual night-time ritual improve health, and is it really necessary? The scientific thought behind mouth taping is that it stops us from breathing through our mouth – a habit that now affects more than 60% of us. This goes against our biology, advocates argue. We’re designed to breathe through our nose, while the mouth is mainly intended for eating, drinking and talking. Technically, they say, we should only breathe through our mouth in situations where we can’t easily breathe through our nose, such as during intense exercise or when our nose is blocked…

What in the world is the Centenarian Decathlon? I’m not talking about an actual competition among 100-year-olds, although similar events do already exist: the National Senior Games, held every other year, brings together remarkable older athletes, some of them in their nineties and beyond. The record for the 100m dash for women aged 100 and up is about 41 seconds. The Centenarian Decathlon is a framework I use to organise my patients’ physical aspirations for the later decades of their lives, especially their marginal decade. I know it’s a somewhat morbid topic, thinking about our own physical decline. But not thinking about it won’t make it any less inevitable. Think of the Centenarian Decathlon as the ten most important physical tasks you will want to be able to do for the rest…

What is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder is a condition where a shoulder becomes stiff and painful to move. It can last a number of months, sometimes years, and affects 2-5% of the global population. We’re more likely to experience it if we’re aged between 40 and 60, and if we’re a woman. In fact, women are four times more likely to experience frozen shoulder than men. We don’t often spare a thought for our shoulders, but frozen shoulder can be extremely debilitating. The condition tends to progress through three stages (what osteopaths call freezing, frozen and thawing), and it can take up to 18 months to fully recover. In this time, it’s common to experience pain and difficulty sleeping, and can be difficult to move the arm at all. These symptoms in…