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Surfing the silver tsunami
March 19, 2012
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The art of graceful aging.
At 50, Ruth was crippled with arthritis. “Every morning I had to bend my fingers open, like little twigs breaking.” Now, at 76, she feels “absolutely super, with no pain of any description”.
Joyce, formerly a diabetic,...
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Stress matters
February 13, 2012
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Deal with your stressors to improve your health.
Just about everyone will agree that stress is an important health risk factor. According to the American Institute of Stress, up to 90% of all health problems are related to stress, and too much can contribute to many health issues,...
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Brain child
December 19, 2011
Filed under Columnists, Patrick Holford
Can vitamins really boost your child’s IQ? asks Patrick Holford
Should children be taking supplements to maximise their performance at school? In the 1980s Gwillym Roberts (a schoolmaster who was studying with me at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London) and I, reviewed...
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The Magic of Magnesium
November 21, 2011
Filed under Columnists, Patrick Holford
This essential mineral has been greatly overlooked.
If there were a cheap, safe nutrient that substantially cut your risk of diabetes and heart disease, lowered your blood pressure and cholesterol, improved your mood, helped you to relax and sleep, balanced your...
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Myths of the heart
October 24, 2011
Filed under Patrick Holford
Are cholesterol-lowering drugs the answer?
If you are driving along in your car and a red light starts flashing on the dashboard, what do you do? Stop, get out some black tape, stick it over the light and keep driving? For most people, this is exactly what statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, do...
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