Living To 150

Scientists have ‘modified’ tomatoes to make them purple. They have done this by modifying them genetically such that they contain anthocyanins. 
Anthocyanins are a type of a class of substance called flavonoids, which show anti-oxidant activity. Flavonoids produce yellow, red or blue colouration in flowers and fruit. They also offer protection against insects and microbes. [...]

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Antioxidants have been recognized as vital for good health since the early 1980s. However, one class of antioxidant is particularly beneficial: the poyphenols.
Polyphenols are particularly beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease as well as for reducing aging tendencies in general.
Professor Williamson, Professor of Function Foods at Leeds University, has published a list [...]

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Following the most recent change I made to my diet - cutting back on food cooked at high-temperature - I lost 2 inches off my waist.
This was not intentional and I don’t know why this effect would occur: but it was the only thing that I changed.
The reason I cut down on "high [...]

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My blood pressure is down. Not that it has ever been worryingly high; on the rare occasions I have taken it, it’s been around 125/85. That is pretty good.
A friend has hypertension, so I bought a blood pressure monitor to keep an eye on it.
After a week or so I took my own [...]

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