The secret of healthy longevity

Irina Papidakis is in her 60s, but she looks younger. She is likely to live in robust good health well into her late 80s or early 90s. So will most of the people in Ikaria, the Mediterranean island where she lives. Yuzo Nishimura is nearly 80. But he too looks less. He lives in an … Read more

CoQ10 definitive guide to the energy co-enzyme

DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO COQ10 AT A GLANCE ♦ CO-ENZYME Q10 can reduce high blood pressure ♦ COQ10 can improve survival after heart failure ♦ COENZYME Q10 can counteract free radical damage along with other anti-oxidants ♦ CO-Q10 supplementation can make up for declining amounts made in the body linked to ageing, thus improving mitochondrial efficiency … Read more

7 health positives for curcumin

Curcumin is one of the safest and most powerful bioactive plant compounds   DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CURCUMIN AT A GLANCE Curcumin is a remarkable nutrient. Clinical evidence shows that: ♦ CURCUMIN is a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant ♦ CURCUMIN can be as effective as Prozac in lifting depression ♦ CURCUMIN contributes to heart health by … Read more

Old age without illness

What if getting older didn’t mean getting ill? That’s the question that Professor Linda Partridge posed at the latest New Scientist conference in London. Professor Partridge is the Director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing at University College London. Her answer to the question is that: “Ageing is a malleable process.” You can directly affect … Read more

Avoiding sarcopenia can prolong your life

Avoiding sarcopenia can help you draw your pension for 30 years Who doesn’t want to enjoy their retirement to the full? Savouring the fact of having “outsmarted” the pension provider by living healthier and longer than the actuarial tables predicted. To do that, you need to avoid sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is loss of lean muscle mass … Read more