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Choline scare story

02/09/2019  |   Tags: 

This smacks of desperation, the meat industry are clearly on the back foot now that there have never been so many vegans and meat sales are dropping. The study in…

Antioxidants – should we splash out?

27/08/2019  |   Tags: 
  • Antioxidants
  • Cancer
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Heart Disease & Stroke

Free radical damage To understand the benefit of antioxidants, we first have to understand the damaging effects of harmful molecules called free radicals that seem hell-bent on wreaking havoc in…

Amino acids explained

24/07/2019  |   Tags: 
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Pulses

Protein plays an important role in the body, forming the basis of muscles, hair, nails and collagen – the connective tissue that holds the body together. It also plays a…

Eat green – why vegan is the greenest diet

24/07/2019  |   Tags: 
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Pulses
  • The Environment
  • Wholegrains

Thanks to Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg and protest group Extinction Rebellion, it feels like we are finally waking up to the imminent threat posed by climate change. Sadly, the importance…

Dialling Down the Grim Reaper Gene

15/07/2019  |   Tags: 
  • Age Related Health Problems
  • Dairy
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Meat

In 1993, a major breakthrough in longevity research was published about a single genetic mutation that doubled the lifespan of a tiny roundworm. Instead of all worms being dead by 30 days,…

Obesity and cancer link

03/07/2019  |   Tags: 

Cancer Research UK say that obesity now causes more cases of bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancers than smoking. In the UK around one in every four adults and around…

Folate – Not Just for Pregnancy

02/07/2019  |   Tags: 
  • Antioxidants
  • Fibre
  • Fruits and Vegetables

Why do we need it? Folate is vital for normal cell division and the nervous system and functions with vitamin B12 in the formation of healthy red bloods cells. It also…

Report pans supplements

02/07/2019  |   Tags: 

The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) is an independent collaboration of scientists, doctors, scholars and policy experts from all over the world. Their report, The Real Deal on Brain…

Hospital patients fed bacon!

10/06/2019  |   Tags: 

Meat cured with chemicals that have been blamed for causing certain types of cancer are on the hospital menus at more than four out of every five NHS trusts, according…

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