Dr Paul Clayton

Dr Paul Clayton 2010 There is already a good deal of work that indicates that tea – both green and black – has anti-cancer effects. This was recently reinforced by a joint American/South Korean study, led by the US Department of Agriculture, and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Friedman et al … Read more

Dr Paul Clayton 2004 The root of much heart and vascular disease is now widely reckoned to be endothelial dysfunction (ED), a chronic inflammatory condition that afflicts the blood vessels and is caused by such factors as smoking and a poor diet. ED is known to respond particularly well to flavonoids, the health-promoting compounds found … Read more

The Department of Health urges us to eat “5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day”. And that perhaps should even be 9 a day! But what exactly is a portion? It’s rarely documented, but in fact a portion is 80 grams. Here is a table to help you. Fresh, dried, frozen or canned in … Read more

Dr Paul Clayton 2007 Prunes are the latest in a long line of foods linked to health benefits, in this case maintaining healthy bones after the menopause. At Florida State University, Professor Bahram Arjmandi and his team have been looking at the effects of prunes in ovariectomised rats, a well-established model of post-menopausal bone loss. … Read more

Dr Paul Clayton 2008 Apples and fruits are generally considered to be healthy; but these complex chemical factories contain many hundreds of different compounds, and not all of them are good for you. Take furan, for example; tiny amounts of this suspected carcinogen are produced in apple cider (and probably apple juice) if the beverage … Read more