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Antioxidants Crucial For Health

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Anti-oxidants, Diet, Glycation, inflammation

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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Inflammation Kills

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Artery disease, C-reactive protein, Diabetes, Heart disease, health, inflammation, longevity

Inflammation is shown, in this image, affecting some of the major joints. We all know and understand this type.
But Generalised Inflammation is something that we all need to be aware of - whether or not we have aches and pains.
Generalised Inflammation is present in many people - and they rarely know about it.
This insidious [...]

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Alzheimer’s Drugs Fail

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, Glycation, Homocysteine, inflammation, longevity

Drug companies researching Alzheimer’s Disease have focused on two of the probably causes involving the presence of the two proteins beta-amyloid and tau. 
It is thought that beta-amyloid may well be the starting point of Alzheimer’s. Two drugs aimed at this protein have, after considerable research, been dumped. another drug being developed by a Scottish [...]

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Statins & Alzheimers - Right For Wrong Reason

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Aging, C-reactive protein, inflammation, longevity, statins

There is news currently about how statin drugs are associated with lower levels of Alzheimer’s disease.
This is not surprising - because statins lower inflammation; and there is a link between Alzheimer’s disease and low-level inflammation. 
However, the solution to low-level inflammation is NOT to take statin drugs. Just as the answer to cholesterol [...]

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Arthritis and Inflammation

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Blood tests, C-reactive protein, Fibrinogen, inflammation, longevity

A friend was concerned about arthritis as she aged. Having an aging father in law in poor health made her think of her own state of health. Systemic inflammation is one factor to take seriously.
Systemic inflammation is when there is general ‘background’ inflammation without pain or symptoms - at least initially. For this reason it [...]

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