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TURMERIC/CURCUMIN OUTPERFORMS STATINS It’s difficult to refrain from hyperbole when reviewing the natural nutrient curcumin, found in the curry spice turmeric. It may well outperform statins and other arthritis, heart and dementia drugs – all without side effects. Probably the most prestigious database for health researchers is the US National Library of Medicine, Institutes of Health. … Read more
Why do we become more vulnerable to illness as we get older? Do we accept too readily that getting older is inevitably linked to a lower quality of health? After all, some people really do age more slowly and live healthier for longer. Or is it all just ‘good genes’? In this new short slide … Read more
PART THREE: SLOWING BIOLOGICAL AGEING Chromosomes are condensed rods of DNA and have four ‘arms’. They periodically divide along with cells and replicate to make copies of the DNA they contain. Each human cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, ie. a total of 46. One chromosome in each pair is inherited from the mother, … Read more
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