This course is for you if:

• You want healthy longevity and to live vibrantly, stay sharp and enjoy life to the full.

• You’re confused by an overload of health information and don’t know what and how to eat to age well and reduce dementia risk.

• You know it’s time to create healthy habits, kick sugar addiction, stabilise your weight and find a way of eating that will give you long-term health, not a quick fix.

• You struggle to plan and prepare delicious healthy meals for you and your family that incorporate essential nutrients

• You need someone to support you as you transform your life and your diet, and to help you work through the blocks in your way.

By the end the six-week course, you will:

• Create a way of eating that suits you and your body, that you can sustain for the rest of your life

• Take charge of your diet yourself and be able to stay on track with healthy habits

• Identify the thoughts and actions that may be keeping you ‘stuck’ and learn to move past them

• Understand what’s happening in your body as you age and how nutrition can affect it

• Have more energy, focus and a sense of purpose about eating to age well

• Be in control of your food intake and feel confident that you’re doing the best for your health

The course includes:

• 6 x 75 minutes classes via Zoom Mondays 7pm and replay videos the next day (so if you can’t make the date or time you’ll get all the knowledge and support from me)
• Direct access to me to answer all your questions and help you make sense of eating to age well in your own kitchen
• Weekly homework and evaluation, for example: keeping a food diary and creating a menu plans. I’ll give you one-to-one feedback and help you prep, plan and work towards your personal health goals
• Factsheets, plans and trackers to help you get the most from the course
• Pantry list of my age-well essentials, and alternatives
• Intermittent fasting guide
• Private WhatsApp group so we can all support each other and build a like-minded community

Week 1: The Science of Ageing, And Your Body

Learn: the science of ageing – what’s happening in your body as you get older, and the power you have to control it.

Making it work: The power of plants and how phytonutrients will transform your health as you age. How to work them into every meal, every day.

Understand: your body – keeping track of weight, cholesterol, blood pressure etc

Stay on track: I’ll guide you through how to work out your purpose and build a life that serves you

HOMEWORK – work as many vegetables and fruit into your daily diet and keep a food diary for three days – send it to me for feedback.

Week 2: Sugars, Carbs And Why Diets Don’t Work

Learn: the role of sugar, junk food and insulin resistance in how we age and our dementia risk.

Making it work: the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ carbs and how to adapt your daily diet; beating sugar-cravings

Understand: different types of diet – low fat, low carb, vegan etc and what they mean for your health any why diets don’t work

Stay on track: work out what’s best for you and your body – and stick to it

HOMEWORK – work out a meal plan, focussing on good carbs, for three days – send it to me for feedback

Week 3: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Fat

Learn: why we shouldn’t fear fat, how fat will help us age better, ‘good’ fats and ‘bad’ fats

Making it work: how to eat fat without putting on fat, diets and weight loss. The importance of your waist to hip ratio

Understand: the impact of lifestyle – including stress, sleep and exercise – on how you eat, and vice versa

Stay on track: let’s investigate what else is impacting how you eat, your relationships, stress levels, job etc

HOMEWORK – work out a meal plan, focussing on good fats, send it to me for feedback

Week 4: Fasting For Longevity And Snacks To Keep You Sane

Learn: the radical science that explains why fasting is the number one dietary tool for ageing well

Making it work: understand the different types of fasting, work out which one is right for your body

Understand: the importance of fluids in your diet. What to drink, and what not to drink to help you age well

Stay on track: identify your triggers and snacks to keep you sane

HOMEWORK: decide if fasting is right for you and plan when and how you’ll do it. Send me an outline for feedback before you start.

Week 5: Good Gut Health And Getting Your Family On-Side

Learn: the critical importance of gut health in how you age

Making it work: how to feed your gut for optimal microbiome health

Understand: the role of fibre for gut health and how to work out the fibre content of foods

Stay on track: how to get your household on side with your eating plans, making space for others when you want to eat to age well and they don’t

HOMEWORK: put together a three-day meal plan and work out the fibre content each day