Living To 150

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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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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Patrick Holford – one of the UK’s foremost publicists for natural healthcare – has started a bandwagon rolling to make the population aware of metabolic syndrome. This is the syndrome focused around excessive sugar consumption which produces ‘insulin resistance’ of cells. Metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance probably kills most people in this country.
So it’s good [...]

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The latest "Statins Beat Heart Attack" headlines would be wryly funny if they weren’t so tragic.
Short sighted journalists are fooled by profit-hungry drug companies who, as often seems to be the case, are driving partisan research chemists.
"Statins Reduce Heart Attacks"
This is not news, and it is not even surprising. Anything which reduces general inflammation [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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