What advice would you give your mid 40s self?

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Following on from the mid-20s thread, I wonder advice people would give their mid-40s self?

Get strong. Lifting weights is good for your bones, and a strong core is good for balance.

Try to stay current - listen to new music, watch new things on telly. You won’t like it all, but you’ll like some of it. Don’t get stale.

Watch your posture. Your confidence and youthfulness shows in your posture. Head high, shoulders back. Take up your space!

Eat 30 plants a week, and take a probiotic and eat something fermented every day.

HRT.

What do you eat that's fermented @LunaNorth please? And how do you slot it into your diet? Getting bored of miso broth and I'm vegan so some restrictions.

Following!

Don't regret the past.

@LunaNorth

Totally agree about not getting stale. I try to listen to a bit of Radio 1 every day even though I find most of it irritating. Just to keep the neural networks open and so I don’t turn into a middle aged bore.

I drink a bottle of kombucha every day! There are some delicious brands and flavours out there.

I’ve tried very hard to like kimchi, but it’s not happening so far…😂

Trust your gut feeling.

Don’t go on any more holidays, save the money.

Dump him now, it's much easier to start afresh now than to wait to be dumped yourself at 56.

Thank you! Will try that.

of you don’t like kimchi or sauerkraut (I hate them) there’s a turmeric one in Waitrose that is more curry like..I struggle with the fermented it smells off to me. You can boost your gut by eating diverse plant based foods anyway.

Read “I Feel Bad About My Neck” by Nora Ephron and then buy a copy for all your friends. It’s just so good, and so true.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Bad-About-Neck-introduction/dp/0857526936/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=64NLGZT23S4A&keywords=i+feel+bad+about+my+neck&qid=1683708049&sprefix=i+feel+%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1

I've just ordered that, @Cupoftea80 - thanks for the recommendation!