Slower ageing

Clear out ‘zombie cells’ with supplements and live healthier, longer

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And do it with food, not expensive pharma medicines Investors in biotech companies are putting billions into a new category of drugs that promise to extend the number of years you can stay healthy – and improve the quality of life in later years. Dr Richard Miller is a leading gerontologist at the University of … Read more

10 ways to lower blood pressure naturally to meet new guidelines

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What to do when your blood pressure simply won’t go down Researchers have identified a condition called Resistant Hypertension – high blood pressure that simply doesn’t respond to medical treatment – even when a combination of drugs is used. But a recent study from Johns Hopkins University in America shows that Resistant Hypertension can be … Read more

The secret of healthy longevity

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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

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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

Old age without illness

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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