Living To 150

A method of ridding future generations of inherited disease will soon be used on humans.

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A recent study has shown that among 1.279 bowel cancer sufferers, those who took aspirin daily following diagnosis were 30% less likely to die of the disease.

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A study by the University of Pittsburgh of 100,000 women between 50 and 79 showed that those with a positive attitude were 9% less likely to develop cancer.

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A high level of sugar in the diet correlates with Metabolic Syndrome, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. So we ought to cut down dramaticallly – right? Well, I did – read more.

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The latest research shows an additional benefit of weight training: it has clearly been shown to reduce cancer. Read more about this fantastic research.

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The number of UK serious skin cancer cases has exceeded 10,000 cases in a full year. The cases of the deadly for of skin cancer – malignant melanoma – have tripled for women in the past 3 years.
For men it is even worse; cases have quintupled.
To keep yourself out of these statistics, it is [...]

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  Scientists at Oxford University have developed a virus to deliver knockout therapy to cancer cells in the liver, while sparing the liver itself any damaging effects.
The problem with chemotherapy is that it targets cancer cells, but damages healthy cells in the process. This new therapy would damage the cancer without the additional – [...]

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A small pilot study appears to show that lycopene – an antioxidant found in tomatoes – was protective against sunburn.
The subjects who received the lycopene supplement experienced a sunburn cell count six times lower than that of the placebo group. This is a significant benefit as sunburn causes DNA damage in cells.  Cancer [...]

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In the last post, I said that generalised inflammation is heavily implicated in causing or worsening the main degenerative diseases – cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
After cutting down on Omega-6 in the diet, omega-3 supplementation is the top way for most people to reduce their level of generalised inflammation.
The reason for [...]

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Over the years there have been many changes of recommendation as to what types of fats are healthy for us. There is particular confusion over whether we need Omega-3 or Omega-6 fatty acids.
The truth is: we need Omega-3s.
We should generally shoot for a 1:1 balance of Omega-3 to Omega-6 in the diet. The problem [...]

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