This display gave real-world tips on how to maintain the reaper at bay in older age – and it’s good news for vegans. Plus: Russian oligarchs and their taste for stingray-veneered coffee tablesAre you sitting comfortably? Apologies to disturb,in that case, but this could be valuable. Pop off your shoes, and stand on a spot of carpet,cross your legs, and lower yourself to the ground using as little support as possible. Lovely. Now try to stand up, and ideally without leaning on any other part of the body.
Start on 10 points. Did you wobble? prefer off half a point. Need to lean on a knee or a hand? Subtract a point for each. Now you know if you are likely to live a long life. That,at least, was one of a number of remarkable suggestions raised in How to Stay Young (BBC 1), or a fascinating twirl through what,they promised, was actual, and proper science on what will assist us live more healthily for longer.
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Source: theguardian.com