Over 50. Not the Hill.
I’m Liz Grantham, founder of TheOptimal.me. I’m 53, an entrepreneur and single mum. When my full but stressful lifestyle collided with the aches and pains of aging, I realized I had to find a way to embrace and enjoy the years ahead. After all, it’s what I had been dreaming of and working so hard for! I didn’t want to become obsessed with anti-aging – I wanted to embrace getting older. Most importantly, I wanted to be honest with myself, and keep my sense of humour.
Over 50, Not the Hill combines notes from my journey to feeling better, more energized, and looking ahead with a growing sense of anticipation, inspiration and freedom with the realities of life beyond 45.
We CAN control how we age!
Whilst finding a silver bullet to “looking good” has been a multi-billion dollar industry for decades, in recent times, our focus has turned more and more to finding solutions to aging well and improving our health, quality of life and longevity. Aging is a primary...
Stiff and sore joints aren’t inevitable as you age
Ageing and joint pain don’t have to go hand in hand … More than 50% of people over the age of 65 have some level of joint pain. But what if I told you this wasn’t inevitable? Would you actually take preventative action now? I am of the firm belief that we don’t have...
Improve your meditation with mindful movement
Meditation can be difficult if you feel uncomfortable Recently I've had the joy of watching and learning from Jon Kammit Zinn’s Masterclass on mindfulness. Seated meditation is a bit difficult for me – especially if it’s not a guided meditation – and it's a real...
Don’t become a statistic. Even gentle exercise can help prevent cancer.
It is expected that by 2040 obesity will have overtaken smoking as the leading preventable cause of cancer in women – a pattern that men will follow a few years later. Terrifying. In a virtual conference “Cancer Prevention – Physical Activity” Prof Linda Bauld of...
A Mediterranean Diet could keep ageing brains sharp
Age-related memory loss is preventable Dementia rates are rising every year. And every year we get closer to 50, 60, 70, concern around our brain health steps onto stage. It’s our first experience with not being able to find a name, a word, or something else we’ve...
3 Ways your brain improves with age
Good news to start this week as your brain feels like it's slowly crashing towards year end! To those of us in midlife that are starting to worry about our cognitive decline, take a breath. The good news is that it’s not all bad news! We know that age and wisdom go...
Why Dancing is Actually The Best Medicine. Really!
Let’s go back to yesteryear Let’s Dance! Put on your Red shoes and dance the blues…Dancing QueenFlashdance: What a FeelingDirty DancingSaturday Night FeverFootloose What do you inherently want to do? DANCE! Just like movement and storytelling, dance is an ancient...
TREND: Gut Microbiome is Key to Immunity
During 2020, I started hearing more and more about the “microbiome”. Having spent the past 13 years focusing on my mid-life health and wellness and knowing that having a healthy gut is key, I started paying attention so that I could learn more. According to the latest...
Discovering the BodyMind
If you read my blog, you’ll know I find meditation really difficult. I’m much better at a session of breathwork to clear my mind. But the last few months have been tough – staying focused, positive, staying confident on final outcomes with every new bump in the road....
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Innovation and creativity saved 2020 [ish]
If there’s one thing this year has taught us it’s that innovation, technology and creativity are forces to be reckoned with. A night out with the greats! This past Sunday night, I sat on my sofa with Sir Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judy Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir...
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