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The secret to being healthy in old age

Sir Muir Gray, former Chief Knowledge Officer to the National Health Service and fitness guru Diana Moran aka 'The Green Goddess' share sound sound advice on how to prevent health issues in later life. And according to them, you need to start implementing these measures in your thirties. Diana says,"It's a bit like an insurance policy, the more you put in...the more there is to pull on when bad things happen" and Sir Muir Gray says, "It's not about life extension, it's about health span not life span.... the aim is not to live forever...but to be as fit as possible, as able as possible, as long as possible".

First broadcast on Today, 17 April 2015.

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