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8 Heart Attack Red Flags for Women. 10 Signs You May Have a Blood Clot in Your Leg. Grey haircare: The products you need to make grey look glam. By Alice Smellie Published: 21:05 GMT, 11 August 2013 | Updated: 15:17 GMT, 13 August 2013 Actress Helen Mirren shows that silver can be chic Letting hair go grey would once have been unthinkable for women of a certain age, but silver has finally become stylish.
The fashion industry is falling over itself to employ grey models, such as 83-year-old Daphne Selfe. Actresses Helen Mirren (pictured), Jamie Lee Curtis and Judi Dench show that silver can be chic. 'Whether you're going grey or are completely silver, it's a huge trend,' says hairdresser Denise McAdam, who cuts the hair of the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, as well as Jane Seymour and Joan Collins. 'Often, colouring grey hair can age you - a harsh block colour against older skin can look severe.' Here, both experts give their tips on staying silver and stylish … 'Going grey is inevitable,' says Carole. 'The greying look is white hairs growing alongside your normal colour.' There are shampoos to combat this.
Old age is simply a state of mind - and enjoying life to the full can keep you young. People who perceive themselves as old are more likely to quit activities which could help keep them youngKey examples include socialising and regular exercise.
After Andrew Marr blames his stroke on overdoing it on the rowing machine at 53, how risky is high-intensity exercise for the over-fifties? Andrew Marr thinks his stroke three months ago caused by intense exerciseMother-of-two Jane Feinmann had similar experience after kickboxingAny spike in blood pressure even through drinking coffee can raise the risk By Peta Bee and Jo Waters Published: 22:32 GMT, 15 April 2013 | Updated: 22:32 GMT, 15 April 2013 As she walked out of the gym following her new kickboxing class, Jane Feinmann was, she admits, feeling rather pleased with herself.
‘The class at this private gym was a lot more vigorous and competitive than the one I’d tried at my local authority gym, and I’d really thrown myself into it,’ recalls the mother-of-two from North London. ‘Everybody was super-fit and really going for it. Incontinence: Don't be caught short: From botox jabs to a plaster on your back, the treatments that can fix a leaky bladder. By Carol Davis Published: 23:31 GMT, 15 October 2012 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 15 October 2012 Though few discuss the subject even with their closest friends, around half of all women suffer from a dysfunctional bladder at some point.
‘These involuntary leaks are incredibly embarrassing and can cause huge problems in women’s lives,’ says Mark Slack, a consultant urogynaecologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. ‘A typical case is the woman who has a leak on the train, and has to stay on till the end of the line because she’s too embarrassed to let anyone see the wet patch.’ Toilet trouble: Scientists find protein that makes elderly need to pee in the middle of the night. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:25 GMT, 1 May 2012 | Updated: 06:36 GMT, 2 May 2012 As people age they often find it more difficult to get to sleep.
Yet a few hours after they have drifted off they find they are awoken by the need for the toilet. Now scientists have pinpointed a protein that could explain why the elderly have to urinate more frequently. A drop in the level of a particular protein tricks the bladder into thinking it's fuller than it actually is A team from Kyoto University found deficient levels of protein called connexin43 trick the bladder into believing that it is full, which sends a 'must urinate' warning to the brain. How going out on a limb can cut falls: Simple exercises by the elderly can reduce chance of accident by a third. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:01 GMT, 8 August 2012 | Updated: 06:46 GMT, 8 August 2012 Simple home exercises, including standing on one leg, reduces falls among the elderly by almost a third, according to new research.
Falls among OAPs are estimated to cost the NHS in England up to £4.6million a day, with up to one in three over 65s suffering at least one each year. They are a major cause of injury and death among the over 70s and account for more than half of hospital admissions for accidental injury. Wine 'is as good as drugs for thin bones' Regular moderate intake of alcohol after the menopause helps to maintain bone strength says review teamAbstaining from alcohol leads to higher risk of developing osteoporosisNational Osteoporosis Society warned against drinking more to protect bones.
Two glasses of wine a day can nearly HALVE the number of brain cells we produce. Even moderate drinking can decrease the production of adult brain cells by as much as 40 per centLong term effects included impaired memory Another study finds resveratrol supplements, based on red wine, may not help prevent disease By Anna Hodgekiss Published: 16:27 GMT, 25 October 2012 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 26 October 2012 Even moderate drinking can decrease the production of adult brain cells by as much as 40 per cent Just two glasses of wine a day could be harmful to the brain, new research suggests.
Even moderate drinking can decrease the production of adult brain cells by as much as 40 per cent, researchers from Rutgers Unviersity in the US have found. The researchers said the findings showed there is a fine line between moderate and binge drinking. Berries Delay Memory Decline in Adults. “Among women who consumed two or more servings of strawberries and blueberries each week we saw a modest reduction in memory decline.
This effect appears to be attainable with relatively simple dietary modifications,” said Harvard researcher Elizabeth Devore of the Channing Laboratory. Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Many of you probably knew that eating fresh berries and fruit was good for you; but how good was a question left unanswered, until now. The UK's seniors are a BENEFIT to the economy rather than a burden, contributing billions to the UK's wealth. Over-65s added £40bn to the British economy in 2010Retired 'baby boomers' will have fed £80bn into the economy by 2030, according to a study By Ted Thornhill Published: 12:11 GMT, 25 April 2012 | Updated: 12:45 GMT, 25 April 2012 Older people are a benefit, rather than a burden, to the economy and society according to a new report.
Researchers from the University College London School of Pharmacy refute the view that older people are a major source of economic problems such as reduced international competitiveness. Their study provides evidence that the benefits of living longer will outweigh the additional health and social care costs of population ageing. Positive effect: The elderly contribute billions to the economy, according to a UCL study ‘All too often old age is seen as a time of increasing dependency, vulnerability and frailty. Life expectancy at 65 has increased by six years since the 1950s.