TIME TO THINK AND PLAN AHEAD BASED ON BEST CURENT KNOWLEDGE
So, you've made it so far and how would you rate your health today, satisfactory, could be better or could be worse?
Don't worry about the age your parents or grandparents died or what diseases they developed. Your present state of health is mainly influenced by the social and physical environment in which you have lived and how you have adapted to the pressures of that environment. A few diseases run in families but more important is the fact that the genes we have all inherited are genes that have favoured survival for hundreds of generations who have had to be active all the time, chasing food or fleeing sabre toothed tigers and hostile neighbours trying to steal the little food you have managed to store for the winter. In addition the genes that led to more efficient deposition of fat were also an advantage in helping people survive the winter. Two generations ago this all changed. We are now inactive as never before, thanks to the car, the computer, the desk job, the sofa and the TV, and we are surrounded by tempting calories, not berries on bushes but shiny packets at every check out.
Our mission is to collect best current knowledge about what you can do to prevent, delay, slow down or sometimes even reverse many of the problems which have hitherto been assumed to be caused by the normal ageing process, including the conditions we fear most - stroke, dementia and being so disabled you have to depend on others for the tasks of everyday life and need 'social care' which will quickly consume the wealth you have so carefully built up to pass on to your loved ones!
We offer the opportunity to learn in more depth about what is happening as you live longer and what you can do about it and to learn how others are adapting to the challenge.
KNOWLEDGE IS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in laboratories to find the Elixir of Life, a drug to slow down or reverse the ageing process – so far without success. It is certainly important to understand that the normal ageing process can reduce maximum level of ability, the pulse rate for example, and resilience, for example the ability to respond to a stumble or to a period of inactivity, but our review of the science is that ageing by itself is not a cause of significant problems till the later 90s. What is actually happening to you, and the scientific evidence about what you can is on the linked page and the diagram on this page shows what is needed to live well as long as possible, that is to enjoy Healthy Ageing which is now actually the title of a report from the House of Commons!
The scientific foundation of this work is described in the linked page on the Oxford Longevity Paradigm
So, you've made it so far and how would you rate your health today, satisfactory, could be better or could be worse?
Don't worry about the age your parents or grandparents died or what diseases they developed. Your present state of health is mainly influenced by the social and physical environment in which you have lived and how you have adapted to the pressures of that environment. A few diseases run in families but more important is the fact that the genes we have all inherited are genes that have favoured survival for hundreds of generations who have had to be active all the time, chasing food or fleeing sabre toothed tigers and hostile neighbours trying to steal the little food you have managed to store for the winter. In addition the genes that led to more efficient deposition of fat were also an advantage in helping people survive the winter. Two generations ago this all changed. We are now inactive as never before, thanks to the car, the computer, the desk job, the sofa and the TV, and we are surrounded by tempting calories, not berries on bushes but shiny packets at every check out.
Our mission is to collect best current knowledge about what you can do to prevent, delay, slow down or sometimes even reverse many of the problems which have hitherto been assumed to be caused by the normal ageing process, including the conditions we fear most - stroke, dementia and being so disabled you have to depend on others for the tasks of everyday life and need 'social care' which will quickly consume the wealth you have so carefully built up to pass on to your loved ones!
We offer the opportunity to learn in more depth about what is happening as you live longer and what you can do about it and to learn how others are adapting to the challenge.
KNOWLEDGE IS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in laboratories to find the Elixir of Life, a drug to slow down or reverse the ageing process – so far without success. It is certainly important to understand that the normal ageing process can reduce maximum level of ability, the pulse rate for example, and resilience, for example the ability to respond to a stumble or to a period of inactivity, but our review of the science is that ageing by itself is not a cause of significant problems till the later 90s. What is actually happening to you, and the scientific evidence about what you can is on the linked page and the diagram on this page shows what is needed to live well as long as possible, that is to enjoy Healthy Ageing which is now actually the title of a report from the House of Commons!
The scientific foundation of this work is described in the linked page on the Oxford Longevity Paradigm