Cognitive decline is a potentially awful effect of ageing. I’m sure you’re aware of the severe effects of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Although there are genetic components to these diseases and there is some understanding of how they progress, the knowledge we have on what triggers such severe cognitive decline and […]
Wrinkles, grey hairs, aches and pains, slower recovery from exercise, late nights and especially alcohol… all reminders that I am now middle age, getting older and can no longer get away with what I used to! These external signs and feelings of getting older can be difficult to ignore. As we age our cells simply […]
This post is about how I’m approaching nutrition during the Covid 19 Lockdown period. Daily structure has probably changed for most of us currently, this picture shows what a typical day looks like for me at this time with the goal of maintaining a fit, healthy & relatively lean physique. I also give some guidance […]
Building and maintaining muscle as we age. Building and maintaining muscle becomes that little bit harder as we age. One of the most important things to consider as we hit middle age is that there is a shift in our nutritional requirements. At the most fundamental level our resting metabolic rate starts to drop, meaning […]
Importance of retaining muscle and bone mass As we age our capacity to retain muscle and bone mass becomes diminished for a few reasons: Firstly, we tend to become less active and this means we don’t load the body as frequently as we should. ‘If you don’t use it, you lose it’ is certainly true […]
Importance of nutrition: Stress can be both caused and amplified by poor nutrition habits. This can create a vicious spiral of even more stress and even worse eating habits. Stress typically goes one of two ways in regard to nutrition; it leads to comfort eating, typically on high calorie foods leading to weight gain, or […]
The Importance Of Sleep Sleep is incredibly important, I’m sure you know this… but many people do not understand why. Yes, lack of sleep might leave us feeling overtired and under recovered but it actually comes with some pretty bad news health wise if we don’t get enough of it! Unfortunately, stress causes lack of […]
Why Stress Can Impact Sex Drive. You may not realise it but stress can impact on so much more than just your mood state. One of the biggest issues stress can cause, especially as we enter our forties is reductions in libido. Reductions in sex drive are often attributed to natural reductions in testosterone as […]
High Stress Levels and their impact on health. Middle Age: Although our Forties can often be the time we are likely to be entering our period of greatest professional achievements and maximising our earning potential, the associated stress that is often part and parcel of the added responsibilities can have huge negative impacts on our […]
Testosterone Levels. One of the most under-appreciated aspects of making sure that we stay healthy and support our testosterone levels is nutrition. From our 30’s onwards our body’s testosterone levels are lowering through age and other life stressors. Therefore, both exercise and nutrition become increasingly important factors to make sure we keep ourselves, fit, healthy, […]
