Problems with emulsifiers?

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Spring 2015 A new paper in Nature (Chassaing et al ’15) has shown that when mice consume high doses of the emulsifiers commonly used in processed foods, they develop changes in their microbiome and go on to develop gut inflammation, metabolic syndrome, and weight gain. At first sight this seems … Read more

What vitamins should I take?

Dr Paul Clayton Most people consider a vitamin supplement for two reasons. First, to make sure they are not deficient in any important vitamin or mineral. The second reason is to help reduce the risk of long term health problems. Important research shows that achieving the first (preventing deficiency) does not necessarily achieve the second … Read more

Sugar and starch drive obesity and disease

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter March 2014 “Added refined sugars and starches in the daily diet are undoubtedly contributing to obesity and disease.” Sugar has been getting a bad press lately, with a series of books and articles telling us how it contributes to problems with insulin, weight gain and diabetes. I go along with … Read more

Diabetes – Tomato juice for Type 2

Dr Paul Clayton 2004 Diabetic patients are more prone to blood clots, which contributes to their increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Blood clots can cause strokes, heart attacks and other life-threatening problems which is why diabetics are, on average, around four times as expensive in terms of health care resources as nondiabetics. This is bad … Read more