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Turmeric and its Polyphenol Curcumin is Calling You

This natural polyphenol is universally known as the “wonder drug of life” [1] and has a long history of medicinal applications; 5,000 (Ayurveda) and 2,000 (Atharveda) years, respectively[2]. Throughout ancient times in the Far East, turmeric was used to treat inflammatory conditions of various organs, for liver and digestive tract problems, and for wound healing. In the 1970s, the first research on the yellow polyphenolic pigment from the Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) rhizome known as curcumin and...

Immune Health Digestive Health Brain Health

Exercise Motivation Likely To Be Linked to Gut Health

Whilst we all understand as each year passes there are ever more intricate links between the organisms that exist in our gut and our health – have you ever thought that a eubiotic gut (A healthy and balanced state marked by high diversity and abundance of microbial populations in the GI tract) may be one of the reasons some people find exercise motivation easier than those with a dysbiotic digestive tract. Examining the variations between those mice that like to exercise and those that do not, it...

Ageing Bone Health Joint Health

Collagen

Collagen, an important protein produced by the body, is the main structural protein found in the skin, tendon, and bone. The word collagen originates from the Greek word “kola” meaning gum and “gen” meaning producing. Collagen is considered one of the most useful biomaterials, due to its low immunogenicity and high biocompatibility. According to some research, nearly a third of the proteins in humans and other mammals are composed of 28 different types of collagen, from type I collagen, which is...

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Normal, Nostalgia & the importance of Circadian Clocks

“Nostalgia” was first identified in 1688 by Swiss physician Johannes Hofer who recorded the impact of nostos (homecoming) and algia (pain) on Swiss soldiers abroad. He mused that nostalgia is part of what it means to be “modern”. No longer recognised as a medical diagnosis, this gnawing feeling of loss (often exaggerated by those who seek to politicise it) speaks to a world of rapid transformation and the severing of settled identities. It can be seen as collective or personal, reflecting a societal...

Ageing Immune Health Diets

Anti-aging Diets – do they work?

A proposed test to measure inflammation, from which an ‘inflammatory age’ may be determined has recently become available. The test involves the drawing of a blood sample and then assessing the levels of various markers of inflammation using artificial intelligence. This is then used to determine whether someone is at risk of developing age-related disorders such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease. The clock measures ‘biological age’, which takes health into consideration and can be...

Turmeric and its Polyphenol Curcumin is Calling You

Exercise Motivation Likely To Be Linked to Gut Health

Collagen

Normal, Nostalgia & the importance of Circadian Clocks

Anti-aging Diets – do they work?

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