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Sheddie


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Hi everyone,

This isn't really tennis related, but as it's still the off season, I thought I'd share a little bit of proud, personal news. As some of you know, I'm a health and medical journalist.

I've spent the last three years researching and writing a book called The Age Code, which is all about the link between what we eat and how we age, and how certain small changes to how we eat/cook can help turn back/slow down the ticking clock.

Am delighted to say it's finally being published in April. Anyone interested can take a look here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Are-What-Eat-Science/dp/0008708878

The Independent newspaper have listed it as one of their top books of 2026: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/books-2026-new-releases-b2880219.html

 



-- Edited by Sheddie on Wednesday 31st of December 2025 11:58:01 AM

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Well done Sheddie, sounds great and wish you all the best with it on launch!

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Sheddie


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Thanks Jon!

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Congratulations, sounds really interesting - I certainly believe there's a link between our health/longevity and what we eat

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Trust Sheddie - he's a Doctor!

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Good luck !

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Interesting. I will check it out

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High time I changed my diet. Never too late to read and learn.

Interesting. Thanks, Sheddie, hope it sells well.



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Congratulations Sheddie, I will certainly be checking this out

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Really thrilled for you, Sheddie

It must be an amazing sense of achievement

And The Independent know a thing or two

I'll check it out and will buy a copy - coz I can tell people that my 'online tennis mate' wrote it - not to mention it might actually be useful  

(But don't you stop posting on here just because you're now doing your mega book tour and appearing on Good Morning Britain - we had you first )



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Congratulations! Hope it does well! Bio doesn't mention tennis forum....shocking wink



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So Sheddie

How is it going with your biological clock?

In his optimistic new book, the health journalist Dr David Cox sets about slowing down his own biological clock, and in the process lays out years of research to show that more important than any fad or gimmick is what you put on your plate.

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Thanks so so much everyone! It was a fascinating and eye-opening journey delving into it all - and the interesting thing Indy, is that ageing scientists are increasingly finding that it's never too late to do things which can slow ageing and improve health. Meaningful differences can still be achieved, even for people in their 90s and beyond!

haha don't worry CD, I will still be on here very regularly! And thank you so, so much, please do spread the word :)

So Jon, one of the things which started me on this journey is that there are now simple tests which can measure different aspects of biological ageing (ageing is complex - there's more than a dozen intertwined processes happening at a microscopic level in your body which drive it, but even measuring one of them can tell you a surprising amount about your internal health, compared with what would be expected for your birth age). I took one of them - which measures how you're ageing at a DNA level - and it found that I was two years biologically older.

I did one five month dietary experiment and managed to reverse some of this, which was pleasing! Being consistent is always the challenge, but I've learnt a lot and there's several things I'm now doing on an ongoing basis. I've also learnt what 'my weakest organ' is, which is surprisingly useful to know (there's an adage in the ageing field, that you're only as young as your weakest organ).



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Sounds interesting - hope its not too late!

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Fantastic achievement, congratulations!! IMO definitely a link. Just been reading about GLP-1 drugs - also very interesting.

A bit off point, but am doing dry January (easy) and no chocolate (hard)

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