‘I felt so empowered. I wanted to share that with other women who might be feeling that life has lost its meaning’ – pro-ageing guru Liz Earle on the wellness tricks that have her feeling and looking great

“I probably felt my oldest at around 50,” says Liz Earle, radiating good health down a Zoom from a ski chalet in Austria. “I think when you go into your 40s, you’re thinking, midlife, middle age. But when you get to 50, you start thinking, ‘Ooh, older age is really creeping up on me.’ And that, for me, didn’t feel particularly good.