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Dietary advice often hinges on eating less. In the rare instance we are told to eat more of something, the focus nowadays is invariably on protein or fibre. But there is another naturally occurring dietary compound which recent research suggests may have geroprotective effects. In layman's terms: it may help protect against, or slow down, the biological processes involved in ageing.
Experts say that including more of this one compound in your diet can help you live a longer, healthier life – and it's not protein or fibre. Dr Karan Rajan, a medical doctor and author of This Book May Save Your Life, tells Harry Bullmore why, and exactly which foods act as antioxidants with anti-inflammatory properties that can help slow down ageing.
This week, we also spoke to a doctor of strength training about how to build muscle and mobility in a plan that only takes 40 minutes of your week. Yes, really! Here, he explains the theory behind six easy-win strategies and shares a two-workouts-per-week routine you can follow with just a few dumbbells, which will boost bone density and build strength.
Meanwhile, Hannah Twiggs looks at the fine-dining vegan restaurant that has put meat back on the menu. Why? It's down to a shift in our habits, away from strict rules towards a more flexible approach. Nutrition scientists such as Tim Spector have helped popularise this shift, encouraging people to eat a diversity of plants – "30 a week" is his benchmark – not as a moral stance, but as a route to better digestion, stronger immunity and long-term health. Read about it in Hannah's piece here.
But it is our shifting bedroom habits to which Rowan Pelling turns her attention. As a new study shows that Gen Z are having less sex than their parents and even grandparents, Rowan looks at the reasons for this intimacy recession and asks: what is normal in the new normal anyway?
Until next weekend!
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