Five years ago Francesca Cassini, 59, didn’t even own a passport and was nervous traveller. She has just returned from a 23 day Peru odyssey, visiting some of the most sacred sites on our planet. The journey transformed her body, her self-esteem and how she views getting older
Fed up with the depressing imagery surrounding aging, photographer Alex Rotas decided to document an altogether different side to growing old
While far from being the worst effect of the aging process, the decline in skin quality resulting in issues such as wrinkles and uneven pigmentation is almost universally despised. Thankfully, recent research has found that natural substances such as maritime pine bark can reduce the damage caused by UV radiation, a major contributor to skin aging.
Until now, the development of Alzheimer’s was only thought to begin in late age, where proteins known as amyloid plaques begin to develop in the brain. But recent research suggests that the development of this brain-destructive disease may start in our early 20’s – finding that these proteins start to accumulate around this time.
