Vitamin D and lung disease

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Spring 2015 Breathing comes so naturally that much of the time we don’t even notice that we’re doing it – unless we get out of breath after heavy exertion. That pressured feeling soon passes, and breathing becomes invisible again. But for some that feeling never goes, and the constant struggle … Read more

Pro-vegetarian diet

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Spring 2015 There are hard-core vegetarians, of course, but many of the folks I know who call themselves vegetarians eat chicken, fish, dairy and eggs. They tend to eschew red meat, and are more correctly diagnosed, even if they don’t know the term, as pro-vegetarians. A pro-vegetarian diet doesn’t make … Read more

Brain health nutrients including PQQ and polyphenols

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter October 2014 The latest nutrient craze is a supposedly new vitamin called pyrroloquinoline quinone. As the name of this compound doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, we are fortunate indeed that it is routinely abbreviated to PQQ. PQQ is being boosted on a number of websites, where companies are selling … Read more

Curcumin treats depression

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter October 2014 Curcumin, the polyphenol derived from turmeric, is already known to have anti-inflammatory effects and to be cardio-, neuro- and chemo-protective; in the last 8 years, over 7000 studies have been completed. Now turmeric appears to be an anti-depressant too. Various teams of scientists have shown that curcumin exerts … Read more