Nutrient content of food is declining

Many people take a vitamin and mineral supplement as a form of ā€˜health insurance’. To make sure they really are getting the nutrients they need. Because there is a perception that intensive farming, fast and processed foods and modern plant breeding have all reduced the nutritional value of food. But is it true? And if … Read more

Fish oil alone doesn’t work – combine with polyphenols

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Autumn 2015 Taking fish oil on its own as a magic-bullet single supplement just doesn’t work. Clinical trials have been generating terrible results lately. These include a clutch of major studies which looked at the cardio-protective effects of fish oil (JELLIS, GISSI-HF, ALPHA-OMEGA, OMEGA, SU.FO.OM, ORIGIN, CART), all of which … Read more

Combat depression with botanicals

Chamomile, Green Tea, Valerian and Lavender are mood enhancers There are at least four botanical extracts that have proper evidence as mood enhancers. Chamomile There are compounds in chamomile (Matricaria recutita) that bind to the same brain receptors as drugs like Valium. So a cup of chamomile tea can have a direct calming influence. It … Read more

How many calories must a man wolf down?

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Spring 2015 The answer, my friend, may surprise you. According to the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), it would be extremely difficult for consumers to devise a 600-calorie diet providing 100% of vitamin and mineral RDAs. What geniuses … … because the literature clearly shows that a minimum of 750 … Read more

Problems with emulsifiers?

Dr Paul Clayton’s Health Newsletter Spring 2015 A new paper in Nature (Chassaing et al ’15) has shown that when mice consume high doses of the emulsifiers commonly used in processed foods, they develop changes in their microbiome and go on to develop gut inflammation, metabolic syndrome, and weight gain. At first sight this seems … Read more