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15 Apr 25 Video

Is “older age” an age or a stage, and what can we do to help us age well?

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Dr Ruth Cairns

BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCPsych, CCT General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Time moves in only one direction and, if we’re lucky, we’ll each have a long life well into our advanced years. But when it comes to talking about ‘old age’, is it a particular age, or a stage?

How do chronological age and biological age intersect? And what can we do to help us live a fuller life, for longer?

Dr Ruth Cairns, Consultant Psychiatrist and Old Age Specialist, breaks down each of these questions for us, and gives her advice on maintaining both our mental and physical health, into our senior years.

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