New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Eat your way to POSITIVE AGEING

Often a lot of what holds us back as we age is simply the belief we have to slow down, says dietitian Lisa Renn.

“We think we can’t do it any more, when in actual fact, people find when they’re on holiday, that ‘Oh, I actually did climb that hill.’ We put limitations on ourselves that we don’t need to have there.”

Our bodies change as we age, of course, but the key to maintaining the lifestyles we love is to ensure we’re eating nutrient-rich food and staying active in ways that support those changes. “Our body is a well-oiled machine,

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