The 7 Secrets of the Hundred-Year Life (Signed First Edition)

A fun, engaging, practical guide to increasing your chances of living to 100, with science-backed tips that really work.

Our chances of living to 100 are better than ever before, but what we can we do to give ourselves the best possible odds of living well for longer? With so much advice out there, it's difficult to know what really works.

In this engaging and practical guide, Gyles Brandreth, with his physiotherapist Finola Burrell, set out on a voyage of discovery to find the secrets for a long and healthy life.

Packed with tips and strategies that really work, Gyles and Finola bust the myths around ageing well and help you discover:

- the exercises worth making time for
- how to use your mindset to age-proof your mind
- the vital foods you need to nourish your body at every age and stage of life
- why human connection is the key to a long life

It's not about perfection. Whatever your age, these simple, sustainable habits can fit into your daily life to boost your brain power, keep your body moving and embrace the world around you.

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and best known as a regular on ITV's This Morning and Radio 4's Just A Minute. On stage he has appeared as Malvolio, Lady Bracknell and in his own musical revue in London's West End. On TV he has featured in Have I Got News For You, QI, Would I Lie to You?, Pointless, Countdown and Celebrity Gogglebox.  His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective and he has published two acclaimed volumes of diaries, an autobiography, Odd Boy Out, and two best-selling royal biographies. His podcasts include Something Rhymes With Purple, all about words and language, which he presents with Susie Dent, and Rosebud, in which he talks to famous people about their early memories. He is married to writer and publisher Michele Brown and has three children, six grandchildren and a cat called Nala.

Finola Burrell is a physiotherapist with over 14 years' experience. Since graduating from King's College London, she's completed postgraduate training in areas such as pain psychology (CBT, mindfulness, ACT), women's health (incontinence and pelvic floor), and Pilates (ante and postnatal), among others.

Her career has spanned private practice and sports, including working with rugby clubs, providing physiotherapy at the London 2012 Paralympics, and treating a wide range of athletes- from runners to judo practitioners. She's worked with clients of all ages, from 7 to 97 years old, providing them with exercise programmes and self-care strategies to relieve symptoms, prevent recurrence and to improve their health and fitness.

As well as co-writing a series of ebooks called Strength Through Yoga with Hannah Barrett, Finola has contributed advice to several media outlets such as The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, Women's Health, and various yoga magazines and online health websites.

Finola currently lives in Lausanne, Switzerland with her partner and son.

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