What’s common to type 1 and type 2 diabetes is a shortage of insulin, the hormone which directs the body to use sugar efficiently. Without insulin, sugar derails the metabolism and causes many life-threatening conditions such as heart and liver … Read More
Work hard? Then make sure that you rest hard too
When I was a teenager living at home, my mum used to say I worked hard and played hard. I wasn’t sure what she meant. All I knew was I was so keen to join my mates that I’d put … Read More
Why being overweight is a recipe for disaster – and can be a killer
There are at least three serious conditions associated with obesity – diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure – a combination that doubles the risk of heart attacks and strokes. If you have these conditions then you have something called … Read More
‘Game changing’ breakthrough in the battle against deadly nut allergies
I’ve never thought it was rational or good medicine to spare babies and children from eating foods with the potential to cause allergies until they are two or three years old. It’s intuitive, but illogical. By the age of two … Read More
A British city is cutting down on sugar – the rest of the UK should take note
Years ago I made a TV documentary about a town in California that was trying to lower heart attack rates by adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle. The Stanford professor in charge of this initiative insisted his programme couldn’t work unless the … Read More
Restoring breast sensation after surgery is the holy grail
There was a time in the dim and distant past when the first mastectomies were hailed as a radical advance in cancer treatment. Well, they were and they weren’t. Surgeons felt that the more of the breast they removed, the … Read More
New hope for thousands of women without children as womb transplants are now available
A reader recently sent me a very touching letter. Her daughter had been born without a womb and was desperate because she couldn’t have any children. Was there such a thing as a womb transplant? I have good news for … Read More
Don’t just feel younger, LOOK younger with these great, simple techniques
Over the last three days I have discussed the various ways you can slow down the ageing process – from looking after your mind and mental wellbeing to remaining as active as possible and eating as healthy a diet as … Read More
How you can eat your way to a longer life and beat the march of time with a healthier diet
There are so many basic, wonderful foods packed with age-defying nutrients I truly believe we can eat ourselves into a longer life. All fruit and vegetables contain vast quantities of antioxidants which help repair cells and stop them ageing. So … Read More
How you can exercise yourself younger with these simple techniques
Our bodies really hate being inactive. We’ve been running for thousands of years as active hunter-gatherers. Every member of the human race used to exercise every day of their lives. And the body hasn’t evolved to cope with inactivity – … Read More