Hi just wondering how this went...been reading more on low fat / low GI

Sounds interesting

http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/80928/1/Fi ... 5B1%5D.pdf

It is trendy here to have silver hair, but I use henna (only got a few greys) in a bar from Lush, it is really nice and makes my hair
very soft! I can't tolerate normal hair dyes they bring me out in a rash and are painful.

In this vein, there is a lot on the news today about work being protective in women after age 50... made me think as a stay at home parent. But I read lots and swim etc, maybe it depends what you do and how much you enjoy it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/women-who-work-for-a-sa...

Thought you might find this of interest, in the UK news today..

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-06-29/bra ... l-experts/

https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/h ... 94.001.pdf

Hi, I use the Michael Mosely books for the diet mentioned above (well quite loosely but you can use the ideas etc as you like e.g. intermittent fasting etc.) he has a new book out called Fast 800. Mainly focused on weight loss and combating type 2 diabetes...but can adapt for yourself - I just don't...

On similar subject, (damage / loss of blood vessels) this reminded me of a new study which just came out about diagnosing using eye scans. I will find a link. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190311090958.htm "New research from Duke Eye Center suggests loss of blood vessels in the ...

On the BMJ article it is useful to read the comments by experts on it, for example here... "There are different types of HRT. This study did not differentiate between oral or transdermal oestrogen nor did women take micronised progesterone8. Transdermal oestrogen and micronised progesterone are...

Hi Slacker, thanks- hope you are doing OK. I'm not quite sure what to think. I guess I was a bit disappointed it didn't seem to show more of a protective effect, and wanted to share it to get sone perspective on it. I wondered about they type of HRT they were using and if it was the same as the equi...

Hi, this article has been mentioned in the press today, a large study in Finland (with high rates of APOE4)- wondered what your thoughts were on it. I will post a link.

https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l665

It was in the other newspapers as well, just happened to link to Daily mail but know it isn't the best newspaper!