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Makoto Koto is head of the Division of Anti-Ageing and Longevity Science at the University of Yokohama. His fascinating argument on how and why we age can be summarised as follows. Evolution has programmed us to be healthy long enough to reproduce and pass on our genes. To do that humans have evolved a sophisticated … Read more
Why is it that some 50% of people who have a heart attack have a cholesterol level in the normal range? Many of these are people who know, and have followed, the basic advice – reduce overweight, build in 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 times a week, restrict your intake of saturated fats … Read more
Dr Paul Clayton 2002 The December issue (18/12/01) of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contains a report of Japanese research into the protective role of Vitamin E in Alzheimer’s. The scientists used GM mice which lack a gene essential for Vitamin E metabolism in the body. The mice had symptoms associated with … Read more
Dr Paul Clayton 2006 Several years ago the first edition of Health Defence reported on the importance of homocysteine as probably a more important marker for heart disease than LDL cholesterol. Since then it is exciting a flurry of medical research, with over 8,000 papers published on the subject during 2004 alone. Research has shown … Read more
Dr Paul Clayton 2004 When it comes to putting together a health-protective diet, you would be wise not to rely on any so-called ‘miracle’ food. It is all to do with dietary variety – how and what you put together on your plate. Dr Yongping Bao, a leading scientist at the Norwich-based Institute of Food … Read more