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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
Dr Paul Clayton 2011 The Peak 8 regime is so-called because it involves 8 bouts of high-intensity exercise which raise heart rate to peak anaerobic threshold for just 30 seconds. You don’t need gym equipment as you can easily perform this by walking or running on flat ground and the pattern is: 1. Warm up … Read more
Dr Paul Clayton 2004 The root of much heart and vascular disease is now widely reckoned to be endothelial dysfunction (ED), a chronic inflammatory condition that afflicts the blood vessels and is caused by such factors as smoking and a poor diet. ED is known to respond particularly well to flavonoids, the health-promoting compounds found … Read more
Dr Paul Clayton 2006 Researchers in Athens set out to investigate chocolate’s heart health benefits by investigating the effect of eating dark chocolate on three determinants of cardio-vascular performance: endothelial function (the lining of blood vessels), arterial stiffness, and wave reflections(5). All three are predictors of cardiovascular risk. Their study found that soon after eating … Read more