Half of women and 20% of men over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis, where your bones become weak and break more easily, but you can help reduce your risk. Osteoporosis, which is Lat...
Madonna turned 64 in August. Once the icon for unapologetic feminism and ageing-well-through-clean-eating-and-exercise, she was unnaturally puffy-faced, frozen in age-indeterminate limbo.
There’s nothing quite like the ritual of the holiday. When we pack our belongings, lock the door and head somewhere different, we feel a lightness in our step and our worries evaporate.
Panama, bucket, baseball, straw – just a small selection of the sun hats I’ve seen people wearing in the city, this week. There I was thinking the preppy tote bag was this su...
The conversation around menopause is getting louder. The recent Menopause in the Workplace report states that ’employers’ lack of support for menopausal symptoms is pushing h...
I promised myself once I could swim properly, I’d invest in a special swimming cap. Since starting to learn at 52, I’ve been through several items of functional and streamlined headw...
Many of us are dissatisfied with how we look. But having a downer on what you see in the mirror can affect your wellbeing.
Borgen is back and 10 years down the line the main character Birgitte Nyborg (played brilliantly by Sidse Babette Knudsen) is 53. In the latest series, Nyborg who was Denmark’s first woman prime...
When FARFETCH asked me to feature their new beauty channel on That’s Not My Age, I was pleased to see that the luxury website is promoting smaller, sustainable brands, as well as all the usua...
My latest podcast guest is an extraordinary woman. The consultant breast surgeon, Dr Liz O’Riordan’s world turned upside-down in 2015 when, aged 40, she was diagnosed with br...
Walking is absolutely the most accessible activity for most people, wherever you are, with no kit needed, and more of us did it during lockdown. During 2020 the number of miles walked pe...
Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Between climate change, Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine – to say nothing of more personal concerns like ageing parents, the rising cost of living, y...