Cans, bottles, packaging of all kinds is getting harder to remove – but there are gadgets that can help.
Older drivers need their cars for shopping and to avoid isolation, but insurance premiums are increasingly prohibitive.
It’s a companiable cup of tea with friends around a table in a fish bar – but it’s also a social intervention that improves health and helps reduce the risk of dementia.
More and more people aged 80 and over are telling their stories; stories of things they are doing and challenges they delight in meeting – because they can!
A research study that showed how a group of older men turned their physiological clock back by changing the way they thought about themselves.
Using the internet halves the risk of dementia for older people, a large American study found. And a study by UCL found that regular use increased wellbeing and lowered depression. Yet millions of vulnerable older people need help in accessing the internet.
Two mighty writers clashed when one, A N Wilson, wrote a book called Jesus, portraying Him as a failed prophet. The other, Bernard Levin, castigated him and his book in The Times. But A N Wilson regained his faith and wrote a stunning Easter Saturday article about Easter.
In their nineties, Harry writes that his and his wife’s bodies are crumbling but their spirits and personalities are alive and well
We’re living in uncertain, even fearful times – but having joy, in particular the joy of the Lord, will give us the strength to make 2023 a good year.
The best gifts are not those that come in wrapping paper, but the gifts of kindness we receive, sometimes from strangers. On Boxing Day why not pull up these memories and relive them, thanking God for them at the same time.
Living in uncertain times has caused a surge in levels of anxiety – yet there’s a proven remedy in the Scriptures. We can read, absorb, apply and live anxiety free lives.
Listening to music gives your brain a total workout, activating most regions including those involved in well-being, learning, cognitive function, quality of life, and happiness.
The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is deep and unique, and the seeds sown in grandchildren’s’ hearts lives on and can blossom, long after grandparents have died.
Oh, would some Power give us the gift; To see ourselves as others see us’, wrote Scots poet Robbie Burns, but the greatest gift is to be able to see ourselves as God sees us.
The smiles and friendliness of two young workers at McDonald’s was my special ‘Hot Chocolate Moment’ of the day.
We love to be happy, but happiness is temporary and depends on circumstances. Instead, let’s do the things that develop contentment, a more stable mindset that carries us through all circumstances.
When the Queen turned down an award for ‘oldie of the year’ she said we are as young as we feel, and therefore she didn’t fit the award criteria. Research shows we can think ourselves old or young.
New research shows that a friend who listens and using technology to stay in touch increases brain volume, improves cognition by ‘4-years worth’, and staves off dementia.
Many older people say they prefer to stay at home even though lock-down is ending. But we are made in God’s image for relationship, and isolation is not good for us
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