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

Reduced sperm counts – canary in the coalmine?

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 Sometimes it is necessary for the old order to fail before a new order can be considered, particularly when there are powerful groups (health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, the medical profession) with vested interests in the status quo. Most of us ignore warnings that the old system is at the … Read more

Prostate cancer – the dietary links

Dr Paul Clayton 2002 The American Cancer Society predicted that final figures for new prostate cancer patients in 2001 would exceed 198,100. Approximately 31,500 of those diagnosed would die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. The benefits of screening and early detection (secondary prevention) in reducing the … Read more

Prostate Cancer – Vitamin D and Tomatoes cut risk

Dr Paul Clayton 2006 Vitamin D Vitamin D is already thought to protect against breast and colon cancer, but a new study at Harvard University has produced strong evidence that it may protect against prostate cancer as well. Dr Haojie Li and the Harvard team analysed blood samples from 1,029 men with prostate cancer, and … Read more