Reaction time is an indicator of brain health

Your diet is a major factor in how fast and well your brain – and reflexes – work. And research tells us which foods and nutrients keep your brain working at peak efficiency. The reaction time test at the end of this short article estimates your age, based on how fast you reacted in a driving … Read more

Do vegetarians live longer?

The answer is a definite maybe. Bear with me, because the full answer illustrates why so many health articles are contradictory – or just plain misleading. ā€œCorrelation doesn’t necessarily imply causation.ā€ Just because two things occur together doesn’t mean that one caused the other. An action canĀ causeĀ another action, such as Smoking causes lung cancer Or … Read more

Anti-ageing super-supplement

University’s anti-ageing ā€˜super-supplement’ added years of full health and maintained mental agility Why do we become more susceptible to illness as we get older? Is a slow physical decline inevitable? What biological processes actually lead to ageing and ā€˜age related disease? Can they be slowed or even reversed? Can supplements help – or are most … Read more

Why a balanced diet is not enough

I’m sure you have heard it said that nutritional supplements are a waste of money because “you get everything you need from a well-balanced diet“. Is that true? What is the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of nutritional supplements? Misconception: Supplements just fill gaps if you don’t have a balanced diet First, let’s dispel a … Read more

Fish for the brain

Back in 1997, an epidemiological study found that increased fish consumption was linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (1). Then in 2005, a pre-clinical study showed that a diet rich in the poly-unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s type brain pathology in an aged mouse model (2). Three years later, … Read more