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Ageing and your eyes
Is your eyesight worse than it was 20 years ago? Do you have problems reading text close up? Do you have trouble seeing well enough to do everyday tasks like reading, cooking or sewing? If your answer to any of these is yes &...read more
Alpha lipoic acid for fat loss and anti-aging
The importance and characteristics of Alpha-Lipoic Acid was first discovered by scientists in the 1950s. Since then it has been the subject of many research projects around the world both human read moreAlzheimer disease and antioxidants
At the present time, one out of ten adults have some form of Alzheimer disease. According to Dr. Greengard, Director of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research at the Rockefeller University, that number is...read more
Antioxidants: fighting free radicals
Continuing research has confirmed that many of the twentieth century’s most common diseases are associated with a shortage of antioxidant nutrients. These diseases are thought to be the result of free r...read more
Fighting free radicals
Help protect the body against damage from ‘free radicals’ – the unstable molecules that can lead to degenerative diseases and premature ageing.Continuing re...read more
Foods that boost your mood
Eating a diet that is healthy and varied is no doubt the best way to help you boost your mood through food. To help achieve a healthy diet, make sure you include foods from each of these groups: Carbohydrate...read more
Let's drink to good health
Red wine is thought to be particularly beneficial and could be responsible for the ‘French Paradox’ i.e. although the French eat a lot of saturated fat and smoke more than we do, ...read more
Organic food: not all that
American agribusiness is producing more food than ever before, but the evidence is building that the vitamins and minerals in that food are declining. For example, take the two eggs shown at right. The one wi...read more
Perspectives on Down's syndrome
Down syndrome was first described in 1800 by John Langdon Down. In 1959, genetic analysis allowed Dr. Jerome Lejeune to determine the cause of Down syndrome. People have 2 copies of each of 23 chromosomes. In...read more
Popeye and Olive were right
Solving crossword puzzles and sudokus may help to keep the brain alive, but they are not the whole answer. So, what will protect the brain from ageing? You have to eat the right foods. We’ve all been to...read more
Prevent cancer
The general term for all forms of tumour which are malignant in nature. Cancer mainly affects the elderly. In most developed countries it is the second most common cause of death after hear...read more
Radiance from within
Most people want to have radiant, healthy-looking skin as they know this is an important factor in looking good. While they may take to time to moisturise and protect their skin externally, e...read more
Take control of blood sugar levels
Most people have at some stage experienced what it’s like when your body doesn’t have enough fuel. You start to have food cravings, feel irritable, shaky, unable to concentrate, and may even feel dizzy...These sen...read more
The power of antioxidants
Studies throughout the last 30 years reveal that many of the so-called degenerative diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cataracts and arthritis arise because of a deficiency i...read more
Understanding immunity
The immune system can be thought of as the army that defends you from hostile invaders such as viruses, bacteria, yeasts and free radicals (damaging molecules). Your immune 'army' is constantly patrolling, id...read more
Vitamin A
What is vitamin A? Vitamin A was the first so-called "fat-soluble" vitamin to be recognised in 1913.This vitamin is also known as retinol (also called retinal or retinoic acid), a ...read more
Vitamin B2
What is vitamin B2? Vitamin B2, a yellow-green fluorescent pigment, was first recognised in 1879. Its significance, however, was only understood by the 1930s. It was synthetically produced for the first time...read more
Vitamin E
What is vitamin E? Vitamin E (tocopherol) is a powerful antioxidant. It is a fat soluble vitamin which is stored in the body for only a short time, requiring a regular intak...read more
