Reading Time: 9 minutes Acetylcholine is a target for conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, and may have potential to improve or maintain brain function in healthy people. There is still some mystery surrounding this neurotransmitter though; read on for a summary of what we do know.
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Ginger not only adds a warm, zesty kick to many dishes, but has many health-promoting properties. Note, this is not to encourage you to eat a gingerbread housing estate this Christmas. But modern science is providing support for several health claims.
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Nicotinamide mononucleotide has purported anti-ageing benefits, by reversing the natural drop in NAD+ levels with age. But there is less research exploring its use than there is for nicotinamide riboside supplements, for example. We give you the low-down on what is known to date.
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Oxytocin is well known for its roles in childbirth and childrearing, and for “feeling the love” in various interpersonal relationships. However, its importance extends far beyond these popular benefits. As a hormone and neurotransmitter that is produced in many tissues and widely distributed, it impacts a diverse range of physiological systems. Research continues to emerge which shows that it is may influence mental health, cardiovascular health, weight, pain and cancer, among others. We explore just what we know about this compound, and how you can optimise your levels.
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Though previously underappreciated, the health world is becoming more and more aware of just how crucial choline is in many stages of life- from fetal development to advancing age. Here’s what we know about this essential nutrient with diverse roles.
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Jiaogulan is a popular Chinese medicine that is traditionally used for various complaints, such as hepatitis, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Looking at it through the lens of western science, we see it may have potential in these and more, but much more research is required to prove or disprove it.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Human growth hormone levels can be modified in many ways, should you need to. We’ve seen that, depsite an interest
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Boosting growth hormone levels doesn’t have to a pharmaceutical domain alone. Sevrall fundamantal lifestyle factors can also be otpimised…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Too much inflammation over the long term accelerates the ageing process and contributes to many health conditions. Here are 7 ways of combatting this.
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Cardiolipin is a unique phospholipid that has particular importance to mitochondrial function, and therefore the production of energy for the entire body. Research increasingly reveals a diverse range of other roles, too, and suggests that losses are at least linked to ageing and disease. Here is a run down of what we know at this stage… and what to keep an eye out for in future, should cardiolipin prove to be a valuable target.
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Reading Time: 11 minutes The impact of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is increasing steadily. Management is vital as SIBO can result in serious complications, including nutritional deficiencies and associated health conditions.
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Growth hormone is crucial to human growth and development, and reduces body fat, enhances protein synthesis and therefore increases muscle mass as well as strength and aerobic exercise capacity. These benefits can inspire some to seek to increase their levels. However, as we will see, increasing levels is only beneficial if you are actually deficient. Moreover, it can have some serious drawbacks for your health, and in some cases lowering levels can be preferable. Also, all methods of manipulating levels are not equal.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes How well our mitochondria function has a significant impact on multiple facets of our health. While there is a natural tendency to decline, there are things you can do to help offset this…
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Reading Time: 11 minutes In the hunger for collagen replenishment, numerous botanicals have been added to skincare products or recommended for consumption. These have the appeal of being natural… but just how reliable are they as safe and effective collagen boosters?
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Reading Time: 8 minutes When oestrogen levels are low, skin collagen is lost at an increasingly dramatic rate. Phytoestrogens offer a potential way to slow down ageing.
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Each season brings along its own pleasures and health risks. Here we look at the impact the climatic changes of summer and winter bring, and what you can do to stay healthy.
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Interest and research into turmerosaccharides has ramped up over the last few years. Here’s what we know about its potential as a treatment for osteoarthritis, and joint health more generally.
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Healthy testosterone levels are linked with muscular physiques and strength. Here are healthy, natural ways to boost or maintain your levels.
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Reading Time: 5 minutes It is well accepted that testosterone helps in building a muscular physique and strength. Let’s look at the evidence for and mechamisms behind this relationship, and the situations in which boosting levels may be desirable.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The amount of collagen in the skin decreases with time, and this is responsible for vsible aging. Several supplements and skin care products are designed to deliver collagen back to the skin; but how well do they work?
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Reading Time: 10 minutes It’s claimed that deuterium depleted water is superior to plain old water, with a number of extraordinary health benefits: anti-cancer properties, enhanced cell growth and recovery, detox and metabolism, improved mood and brain function, and protection for the liver and heart. Here’s what the research says…
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Reading Time: 8 minutes IV vitamin drips claim everything from skin brightening to brain boosting benefits. Effects superior to those obtained via diet or other health practices. Here we examine how much stock we can put into these claims.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Allicin appears to give garlic numerous health benefits that are only obtainable when crushed or cut. Let’s look at the evidence behind allicin’s specific healing effects…
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Muscle cramps are involuntary muscle contractions which generally won’t cause serious health problems, but are darn uncomfortable. The cause and best way to handle cramps remains somewhat of a mystery… Here we investigate the science behind the popular recommendations of magnesium and various other treatments that have been touted.
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Klotho is a protein which has become much lauded for its anti-aging properties. Deficiency has been linked to degenerative changes in tissues and systems throughout the body. It’s an exciting and relatively recent area of research, with emerging evidence getting us closer to understanding its precise role, the value of interventions to increase levels… and determining what may be the best- i.e. safest and most effective- way to do so.
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Reading Time: 10 minutes There has been a surge of interest in the antidepressant potential of psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms. But what is the evidence supporting its use?
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Reading Time: 7 minutes You may have noticed a surge in popularity of turmeric over the last few years. Now consumables such as turmeric teas, nut spreads and supplements are common place. The truth is, it has actually been a popular spice in India for thousands of years, used in cooking and for Ayurvedic medicinal and religious purposes, and used in other parts of the world for hundreds of years.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes There has been a ground swell in the popularity of nicotinamide riboside supplements in recent times. Understandably so, for it is purported to have anti-aging properties. But does it actually work? How? Has our relentless search for the ‘fountain of youth’ finally borne fruit, in molecular form? Before we answer these and more questions, let’s go back to the basics…
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