Dry Spell
OnA recent research paper (1) which linked better hydration to extended health and slower biological ageing, generated a lot of...
Leading scientist in the field of nutrition
Dr. Paul Clayton
Posteclampsia
OnPreeclampsia affects up to eight percent of pregnant women worldwide, and kills 75,000 mothers and 500,000 babies each year (1)....
Heavy Hydrogen
OnIsotope 1H, common or garden hydrogen, comprises 99.98% of all hydrogen. It is in the air we breathe and the...
Keep yer hair on Jimmeh!
OnThe man in the photobooth is Rab C Nesbitt. Earl of alopecia and king of the combover, he was also...
I want Candy
OnPeople say you should eschew sugar. My own take is a little more nuanced. I think it’s OK to chew,...
Food Fighters
OnMalnutrition is rife. When you break the numbers down, it is the number one killer today (1). But there are...
Grow Old With Me
OnThere are various theories, or models, of ageing. The gerontological model sees the different signs of aging driven by a...
Walking Blues
OnGout is an exquisitely painful condition. It often afflicts the first joint of the big toe, which is why Hippocrates...
Highly Evolved
OnIs your doctor trying to kill you? In the USA, medical errors are claimed to be the third leading cause...
Rights of Man
OnAlthough access to pain management is considered a fundamental human right (ie 1), safe and effective pain management is still,...