This post contains affiliate links. Do you think you have a healthy lifestyle? If you're anything like me, keeping fit and healthy takes a bit of planning and dedication these days to keep on the straight and narrow! But keeping busy and active, both physically and mentally as we get older is …
Are You Prepared for The Unexpected?
This post contains affiliate links. I don't want to be maudlin, but there are certain things in life that are never going to change: Being born, being ill, dying and taxes. But are You Prepared for the Unexpected? And do you have adequate insurance cover in place to help you cope if times get …
10 Habits for a Healthy Mind as we grow older
This post contains affiliate links. One of the things I love about cruising is the amount you can learn on sea days. We cruised with Princess Cruises aboard Sea Princess and were treated to some fabulous enrichment lectures. One I particularly enjoyed was all about Habits for a Healthy Mind by Aija …
Wa-Hay! It’s The Mad Hatters Tea Party!
Hello Lifestylers! I'm campaigning! As you all know Lifestyle Fifty is about ageing well and living the good life. With the accent on living! But I’m betting that there aren’t too many people amongst us who haven’t been touched by the horrible Big C in some way or another. Whether you’ve had a …
I’m a Dairy Girl. These are the reasons WHY.
This post is sponsored, but even if it wasn't, I'd still be a Dairy Girl :) I have to admit, I love dairy foods. Always have. Yep, can safely say, I'm a dairy girl. And I see dairy products as an irreplaceable component of my diet. Milk, cheese and yoghurt are very often the ‘main event’ of a …
Sun Safety and Melanomas. What you Need to Know.
Melanomas are an insidious form of cancer and, if left to their own devices, can spread to other parts of your body. They are the most dangerous form of skin cancer, and you shouldn’t take them lightly or wait to get them seen to … you know what it’s like … you see a suspect mole and think, 'Well …
The Secret to Healthy Ageing may be Hiding in our Fridges
Sponsored Post. There’s nothing I love more than a hunk of fresh bread, some real butter and a slice of mature cheddar cheese. If you come to visit you’ll always find cheese in our fridge. If you ask me why, I’ll tell you we love cheese, because it tastes great and because it’s so …
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How to lose weight you may have put on over Christmas
My hand is up, I have to admit, I’ve fallen off the healthy eating rails this Christmas and my waistline has expanded. I enjoyed every minute of eating all the good things over the festive period in England with my family but now I need to cut back on the naughtiness - so if you're anything like …
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How to incorporate Dairy into your Daily Diet
Sponsored Post. When I was growing up we could ride horses almost before we could walk, and our spare time was filled with ponies and gymkhanas and visiting our friends on farms. My cousin is married to a dairy farmer in England, deep down in the lush green western corner of North …
Healthy Cheese Snacks and My Botched Bake Off.
Sponsored Post. When I was on the World Cruise it was so easy to pop to the buffet for a healthy snack, all nicely prepared for me, and I could pick and choose exactly what I wanted. Let me tell you it’s been hellish getting back into the hunting, gathering and cooking frame of mind, so I’ve been …
How to lose weight in a sustainable way when you’re over 50
When I was younger all it took to lose a little weight was to cut down on portion size, cut out alcohol and do a little more exercise for a short period of time. Now I'm over 50 it takes much longer to lose weight in a sustainable way, and it's much harder to shed the blubber, so most of the time …
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7 Ways to Use Strawberries as part of your Health and Beauty Regime
Too often we complain about things going up up and up in price, but I don't know if it's the same where you live but strawberries are crazy inexpensive with us in Perth right now. Which means I keep on buying packs of them, and getting ever more inventive with them, and I'm going to end up looking …
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How to Create a Perfect Party Cheeseboard
Sponsored Post. It was my daughter’s birthday at the weekend. She turned 25 years old. My gosh, I was rummaging through old photos and dug out the one above of when she turned 6 and just had to post it! (Sorry Em!) Oh my - where did the time go? In days gone by, when she was small, her …
Fit, Fab and 50 Challenge Review
Sponsored Post. What a week it’s been, not only have we visited Peru and Santiago on the cruise, but I’ve been paying attention to my bones - and I think (and hope) that many of you reading this will have also been involved too. Involved in what, I can hear some of you asking? The Healthy …
Healthy Bones Action Week Challenge
Sponsored Post. Bones Bones Bones! I’ve been invited by Dairy Australia to be a Healthy Bones Action Week Champion which is really exciting and will focus my thoughts on not only making sure that I get enough calcium to support my aging bones but to encourage you to do the same. Although I’m no …
Dairy Facts – Setting the Record Straight
Sponsored by Dairy Australia. For quite a few years I have to admit that dairy foods have not been top of my mind when it comes to healthy eating. Why is this, when there is so much evidence to support the benefits of dairy foods? I guess it’s because there are so many fad diets around …
How Much Dairy Food do Women Over 50 Really Need?
Sponsored Post. Do any of you remember the days of the milkman? Can you recall the jingle jangle of the milk cart as it pulled up outside your front door, very early in the morning, and the milkman (often with a jolly whistle) would deposit fresh milk at the doorstep? "One pint or two, …
The Importance of Dairy Foods in Your Diet after 50
Sponsored Post. Did you know that it’s estimated that the average woman loses up to 10 per cent of her bone mass in the first five years after menopause? I didn’t. But sometimes when I stand next to my grown up children I do get the distinct feeling that I might be shrinking in height, so I’m …
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Why I love the NutriBullet!
I've tried juicing and after a while felt it wasn't really for me, but now I've truly found my soul blending mate in the form of a NutriBullet. Why I love my NutriBullet What I love about the NutriBullet apart from the fabulous smoothies, is the science behind it. The thing is you see, it has …
5 Good Habits You Really Should Start Today
We all have habits, right? Good and bad. I hope picking your nose isn’t one of them! But it’s true we have habits even if we don't realise we have them, and the good habits really can help make life easier. Why are good habits important? I find that if I stick to a (good) habit, it …
How to Age Fabulously (in a mindful way)
"I'm not sure I want to go," I wailed when a show at the Fringe Festival was touted as the venue for a Friday date night a few years back. "Isn't it a bit seedy? Rompy burlesque, dodgy comedians and all that. Ugh it kind of makes me cringe in my seat, I'd rather spend money on doing something …
5 Tips for Healthy Eating over Christmas
It's hard not to overindulge over the festive season, and a lot of us will head into the new year vowing to lose the extra kilos we've put on. Studies show that on average Australians gain somewhere between 0.8 - 1.5 kg over the Christmas period. If you're anything like me, come January 1st, I'm …
Healthy food swaps over Christmas
Leading Naturopath Karina Francois believes that making a permanent change to our health doesn't come with a fancy name or a celebrity endorsement, it comes down to clean eating and a change of mindset. Exactly in keeping with the Lifestyle Fifty mantra :) Healthy Food Swaps to save you …
Sponsored Video : Do You Have The Right Look?
Sponsored Post via APIA. Whether we like it or not there is, and always has been, a stigma attached to growing old, especially around aging on the outside and the way we look. In a youth-centric society, many people are dismissive of grey hair and wrinkles, and I'm not saying this is …
Michelle Bridges Health and Fitness Tips for Looking and Feeling Great
It's not everyday that you get to meet one of the most famous health and fitness gurus in Australia, but recently, at the Perth Fitness Expo I had the chance to sidle up to the gorgeous Michelle Bridges. I'd been watching her give a fitness presentation and afterwards I asked if she'd be kind …
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