Rheumatoid Arthritis – New hope with flavonoids and Vitamin E

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Dr Paul Clayton 2002 Rheumatoid Arthritis affects 350,000 people in the UK. Unlike osteoarthritis it is a fiercely inflammatory condition. The inflammation gradually destroys the affected joint, and glucosamine is useless – or worse than useless, if the self-medicator puts off going to the doctor, and the damage to the joint progresses to the point … Read more

Arthritis – treating inflamed joints with flavonoids

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Dr Paul Clayton 2003 Most anti-arthritis drugs, from oldies such as ibuprofen (eg. Nurofen) to newer ones such as Celebrex and Zyflo, work by blocking two key enzymes which help to drive the process of inflammation: cyclo-oxygenase (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO). These drugs, however, are linked to serious side effects such as peptic ulceration and … Read more

Arthritis – combination supplement with Vitamin D

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Dr Paul Clayton 2005 There are a lot of arthritic knees knocking about. According to Arthritis Research, more than 7 million adults in the UK – 15 per cent of the population – have long-term health problems due to arthritis and related conditions; and 550,000 of these have moderate to severe osteoarthritis in their knees. … Read more

Bone fracture risk reduced with Vitamin D

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Dr Paul Clayton 2005 Bone health is a growing concern. In Europe, osteoporosis causes around 1.1 million fractures each year, and our increasingly elderly population suggests that these figures will worsen in the future. The widespread use of calcium supplements has been almost totally ineffective, so we urgently need to look for more effective forms … Read more

Eye health – the role of lutein

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Dr Paul Clayton 2002 Paper after paper has confirmed the role of lutein (the carotene in spinach and broccoli) in protecting against macular degeneration, a major cause of loss of vision in the middle-aged and elderly. Now new evidence is coming in that cataract, the other main cause of blindness, can similarly be fought off … Read more