Protecting your brain and heart health as you age

A definitive guide Your body’s two inter-connected control centres are your heart and brain. Nothing is more important than protecting them to stay in control and age well – with a high quality of life as you get older. Here we explore the best strategies, supported by very latest scientific evidence, to safeguard your brain … Read more

Economical foods with big brain benefits

How mackerel can compete with supplement-form phosphatidylserine If you do an internet search for “brain supplements”, one of the top suggestions is a nutrient rejoicing in the name of phosphatidylserine. It isn’t cheap at about £20 for a month’s supply. So what does phosphatidylserine (pronounced fos – fa- tiddle – ser – een) do? And … Read more

Omega 3 fish oil evidence

What’s the balanced view? There is a mass of evidence accumulated over years that Omega 3 fish oil supplements have positive benefits on brain health, on helping reduce inflammation, on eye and joint health and on overall heart health. So when the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published an article Regular use of fish oil supplements … Read more

You need to be proactive to slow ageing

As we age, cell damage increases while protective function declines From the age of about 50, most people experience a decline in immune function, DNA repair ability, cellular energy and the hormones testosterone and oestrogen over time. As all these decline, cell damage increases in parallel. If we superimpose the rise of diseases like cardiovascular … Read more

Nicotinamide Riboside, Lutein and Carotenoids for brain protection

New studies on reducing Alzheimer’s risk naturally Research indicates that NAD+ plays a key role in helping your brain cells age well. And supplementation with nicotinamide riboside and apigenin helps boost NAD+. Plus, a June 23 study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease re-confirms the effectiveness of antioxidant vitamins A and E and carotenoids, including lutein, … Read more