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Featured: Dr Dean Ornish on reversing illness and increasing longevity with diet and lifestyle change (video)

Dr Dean Ornish has been studying how simple lifestyle changes have the power to not just prevent but swiftly reverse chronic illness.

Posted on Sun, 15 Jan 12

Type 3 diabetes: Do you have diabetes on the brain?

Emerging evidence suggests that depression, cognitive decline with age and Alzheimers disease may actually be symptoms of a new kind of diabetes that affects the brain; type 3 diabetes.

Posted on Sun, 3 Oct 10

Stop your brain shrinking with B vitamins

Daily B vitamins supplements have been found to reduce age related brain shrinkage and may be a simple, cheap and safe way to prevent cognitive decline and Alzheimers disease.

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 10

Slow ageing & prevent cancer with a metabolic tune up

Each day your body requires more than 40 essential vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients. Low micronutrient intake is remarkably common and linked to subtle metabolic damage which may lead to the development of chronic diseases such as cancer over time (1). Optimizing your metabolism each day is a simple way to maximise your health and prevent disease.

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 09

Would you like to live healthier and longer?

We are all aging. In western culture this reality is often ignored or associated with the negative stereotype of declining mental and physical function however the reality is aging can be embraced and accompanied by excellent health. While there is no magic elixir for longevity it is possible to extend life and delay illness with a healthy lifestyle. An important element of a health promoting lifestyle is a healthy diet, and a diet that is emerging as a path to optimal health throughout our lifespan is the Mediterranean diet. People who follow a traditional Mediterranean style dietary pattern not only live longer, but enjoy much healthier lives well into old age.

Posted on Tue, 7 Jul 09

Love promotes longevity

A report published in the British Medical Journal has found that people living without a partner have twice the risk of developing cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease later in life [1]. The study also found that the risk was even higher if people did not have a partner at midlife suggesting that single life carries the greatest risk for deteriorating mental health.

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World Health Organization. Overview - Preventing chronic diseases: A vital investment. Geneva, WHO, 2005.
Kennedy ET. Evidence for nutritional benefits in prolonging wellness. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006, Feb;83(2):410S-414S
Roberts CK, Barnard RJ. Effects of exercise and diet on chronic disease. J Appl Physiol. 2005 Jan;98(1):3-30