Antioxidants – pro or anti? Theories of ageing

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter June 2014 New theories of ageing are emerging, which put antioxidants and free radicals in their place. Chronic inflammation as degenerative disease promoter is overtaking the Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Ageing. Life, and ageing, used to be so simple. Findings that older organisms, from helminths to mice to men, … Read more

Best vitamins for the elderly

Dr Paul Clayton 2014 Ensuring older people have enough nutrition can be a challenge. It’s not just a question of preventing deficiency – the real focus should be on making sure they have the optimum range and optimum amount of the nutrients that can reduce the risk of what are termed ‘age-related’ illnesses. On average, … Read more

Inflammation demands anti-anflammatory vitamins and minerals

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 Internal inflammation – the health danger that threatens us all Health researchers now believe they have identified a, or probably even THE, key reason why health seems to inevitably decline with age, and why we therefore need anti-inflammatory supplements to counter it. It’s called ‘chronic, sub-clinical inflammation.’ “Inflammation is an underlying … Read more

Best vitamins for men

Dr Paul Clayton 2014 In an ideal world, you would get all the nutrition you need from the food you eat. But these days that’s wishful thinking. It might well have been true 50 or 60 years ago, when men were far more physically active and ate more. More food means more nutrients. Men need … Read more

Best multivitamin health supplement for women

Dr Paul Clayton 2014 Your body needs 13 types of what are called essential vitamins and at least as many different types of essential minerals in order to function properly. But a multi-vitamin supplement for women that simply lists all the vitamins and minerals isn’t necessarily an effective long term supplement. It’s more complicated than … Read more