Some of what we listen to can help us slow down, and the research backs certain kinds far more strongly than others. This carousel shows you which options have solid studies behind them and which remain experimental, so you can decide what to press play on. Sound on to listen to five different types of calming audio. #TatlerLimitless Video: Canva Disclaimer: The information provided in this post and carousel is meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Popular culture tends to treat growing older as a story of loss, with little room for appetite or ambition. These memoirs offer a fuller and different picture, written by people who still found room for curiosity and new beginnings after 60. Send this to the reader in your life who is always after their next book. Photos: Getty Images, Counterpoint, Penguin UK, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Penguin Publishing Group, Fig Tree, Random House Publishing Group
Some of what we listen to can help us slow down, and the research varies across the different sounds. This carousel shows you which options have solid studies behind them and which remain experimental, so you can decide what to press play on. Volume up to listen to five different types of calming audio. #TatlerLimitless Video: Canva Disclaimer: The information provided in this post and carousel is meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Few people link the volume of a favourite playlist with how sharp their memory will be a decade from now. But looking after your auditory health is one of the ways to protect your brain. Changes in how well someone hears in midlife are linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline, so building habits around everyday noise, from commutes to gym classes, pays off long before any symptoms appear. Here are three things you can learn from musicians Chris Martin, Grimes and will.i.am to protect your hearing. Send this to someone who might need a reminder to keep the music level comfortable. #TatlerLimitless #hearingloss #brainhealth #ageingwell #longevitytips Photos: Getty Images
Few subjects test tact like ageing, and a loving question about someone’s knees or memory can land as an audit. These five podcasts offer a different route in. Each one puts the same ideas on the table, with no instructions attached. Swipe to see the five podcasts that help change a perspective on ageing, and save this for your next conversation about ageing.
From five-star hotels to premium retreats across Asia, postpartum centres are changing how new mothers recover during confinement, a long-standing custom of care in the weeks after childbirth. Support that families typically organise at home is being reimagined with trained nursing teams and hotel-style comfort, alongside traditional practices, so mothers can rest and adjust to life with a newborn. Tell us in the comments: what was your confinement like, and where would you want to spend it? #TatlerLimitless Photos: Humansa, Derama, Shangri-La Apartments, Capella Singapore, LYC Mother and Child, Kimporo Postnatal, Gemcare
Your weight may stay remarkably steady while your body changes around menopause. Research suggests that fat can increase, lean mass can decline and fat distribution can shift towards the abdomen during the menopause transition—all without producing an equally dramatic change on the scale. Swipe to see why weight alone gives an incomplete picture of midlife body composition, and send this to a friend who needs a reminder. #TatlerLimitless Disclaimer: The information provided in this post and carousel is meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Chinese and Western medicine can look at the same woman’s health and ask entirely different questions. Hong Kong practitioners Dr Kelly Chain, who also sits on the Limitless advisory panel, and Gigi Ngan explain what each looks for and which symptoms should go to a doctor first. Read the full story on TatlerAsia.com #TatlerLimitless Photo: Getty Images Disclaimer: The information provided in this post and carousel is meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Last week in part one of this two-part series, we looked at why women often describe egg freezing as freedom and what that freedom actually consists of. This week in part two, we uncover why most frozen eggs are never used. One reason may be that many women freeze their eggs without fully understanding the rules that come afterwards—especially the marriage rule in several countries. Swipe to find out which conditions apply to stored eggs and what happens when women need to take their eggs abroad. #TatlerLimitless Disclaimer: The information provided in this post and carousel is meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.