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PART TWO: PROTECTING MITOCHONDRIA AND DNA Inside every body cell are mitochondria (the plural of mitochondrion) and a nucleus. (There are other elements but these are the ones that we will concentrate on.) Mitochondria – the cell’s power plants Most cells – but not red blood cells – contain multiple mitochondria which are cells within cells … Read more
PART ONE: THE CELL MEMBRANE Take a look at the full stop at the end of this sentence. That’s about the size of the largest human cell – which is a female egg. By contrast, the smallest cell is a sperm cell which is about 60 times smaller. You have about 200 different types … Read more
Vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin. Whatever the original source – sunlight, food or supplements – vitamin D is turned by your liver into a hormone called calcitriol – or ‘activated vitamin D’. Without supplementation you get most of your vitamin D from sunlight, because surprisingly small amounts are found in a relatively few foods – … Read more
These three people have one thing in common. They live in a ‘Blue Zone’. A Blue Zone is an area or a population group where people live much longer and stay healthy into extreme old age. Woman from Okinawa, Japan Man from Costa Rica, Central America Man from Greece Researcher Dan Buettner collaborated with National … Read more
There is, as of now, no cure for dementia, so prevention strategies are essential. A reading of 30 recent studies suggests the following top 10 preventative measures. The good news is that you can retain your memory and remain mentally sharp with this 10 point plan. None of them involves pharmaceuticals. (Of course advice is … Read more