David Stewart

We’ve begun using The Plum Guide, a booking platform that takes the hit-or-miss out of staying in a holiday home. They objectively and honestly review every home listed online to rent in each city, and select only the top 1% to feature in the ultimate collection of the world’s...

carbohydrate-glucose-insulin Written by former body-building champion turned holistic nutrition expert Joanne Lee Cornish, this a very helpful little book. It's not a diet book; she makes clear that everyone is unique: different metabolic rates, different levels of glucose tolerance and, of course, different ages. If you are looking for...

Maybe it’s that I am just back from Switzerland, where every corner seems to show a high-end watch ad, but I am wondering: Why is it that people even buy a mechanical watch today? People have phones in their pockets which are far more accurate and useful. If one...

Amazed. That is what happens when you are standing in a Swiss village at 5,000 feet and there is the 14,000-foot Matterhorn at the end of the street. There are mountain hiking paths, scenery that looks like it’s out of Heidi, glaciers, and a mountain train that is more like...

This is a memorable piece The New York Times Magazine did a few years back with Dan Buettner, the blue zones guy. It’s a useful and entertaining guide to how to live longer and better. If you are a regular AGEIST reader, you will not be surprised by the...

One of the most fascinating and surprising discoveries of AGEIST has been that most of our people have some sort of meditation practice. I have been meditating daily for about 5 years, and had previously half-heartedly been attempting to for about 15 years. In my exploration, I became familiar with...

If you work with your hands and you are our age, chances are you are familiar with the pain in either the inside or outside of the elbow joint. Swing a hammer for 10 years, use a socket wrench all day for years, get into doing lots of pull-ups ......

Last week the inaugural AGEIST supported CIRKEL intergenerational mentoring event took place at The Bowery Poetry Club in New York. 80 people from ages 22 to 75 came to the event in search of connecting with, and learning from someone of another age group. This is the future for...

porto, portugal Portugal is having a moment, and why shouldn’t it? Mediterranean culture, budget friendly and lovely. Lisbon is in full-on rebirth mode and gets the most attention, but we suggest you have a look at Porto, its second largest city. This is a town for small hotels and walks by...

eating for your brain The brain is a very picky eater. It only needs certain nutrients at certain times, but without them, you are in a lot of trouble. I listened to the charming Dr. Lisa Mosconi, author of Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power, in...