Beat air pollution with food

Big city air pollution is a killer, so defend yourself If you work in a city, you don’t need to be told that air pollution is bad for your eyes – but it is also one of the world’s biggest killers. Air pollution causes more than 5 million premature deaths a year worldwide, an estimated 40,000 … Read more

Why you need more vitamin D

You are almost certainly not getting enough vitamin D, according to the latest medical evidence. Along with other health researchers in the field, I am concerned that most people have far too little vitamin D for their best health – especially in the winter. Research shows that Vitamin D at an optimum level has many … Read more

How much Omega 3 should I take?

Despite the fact that millions of people take an Omega 3 supplement or cod liver oil, neither the UK nor the USA have an official recommended daily intake (RDA/RNI) for these beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids. That’s despite the fact that Omega 3 has been linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, reduced risk of depression, … Read more

The case for optimum Vitamin D

Scientific medical research shows that optimal levels of Vitamin D have the potential to: Reduce the risk of many cancers Lower the risk of dementia Reduce asthma symptoms Reduce the risk of bone fractures … and even increase life span Yet, according to the leading vitamin D researchers, the majority of us have well below … Read more

Antibiotic crisis top 10 natural immune boosters

We’ve just had yet another warning – this time unexpectedly from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) – that the rise of ‘super-strains’ of deadly bacteria, which resist all known antibiotics, is threatening our medical system, our economies and our families. The Sunday Times on 15th May highlighted the fact that a simple scraped knee or … Read more