Top 10 tips for Brain Health

There is, as of now, no cure for dementia, so prevention strategies are essential. A reading of 30 recent studies suggests the following top 10 preventative measures. The good news is that you can retain your memory and remain mentally sharp with this 10 point plan. None of them involves pharmaceuticals. (Of course advice is … Read more

The fat gene – blame your ape ancestors

Few animals – other than humans and our domestic pets – are troubled with weight issues or obesity. Now scientists at University College London, writing in Scientific American magazine, think they know why. A genetic mutation that occurred several million years ago in our ape ancestors could well be a cause of the modern problem … Read more

Health and fatness

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Autumn 2015 We are getting fatter as a population, but we have not reached peak fat. If we let out our waistbands, and if our politicians cave in to the brazen attempt by the USA to drag our nutritional standards lower (via the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership TTIP), our … Read more

Vitamin D and limb strength

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Autumn 2015 Vitamin D supplementation significantly increases upper and lower limb strength, a review of seven trials has found. Previous research on vitamin D has focused on supplementation and muscle strength in frail, deficient and elderly women. This latest review – compiled by researchers at Queen Mary University of London … Read more