Live Longer CategoriesAuthor Archives: Stuart Glendinning
21 ways to avoid Alzheimer’s & dementia plus latest on a cure
Presently there is no cure for dementia – but IT CAN BE AVOIDED. In the last 18 months we have accumulated many stories identifying 21 ways to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s. This real...Cheap as chips
There is a reason that life insurance is as cheap as chips – fewer people are dying. Medical advances and better treatment mean fewer die but the flip side is that many more people become ser...Risks from red and processed meat much higher than thought
Your risk of premature death is much higher if you eat red and processed meat. Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the U.S. have revealed that that adding an extra portion of unprocessed red mea...The Life Dept customer satisfaction
Detailed below are the latest customer satisfaction statistics for The Life Dept as at end of February 2012. See questions and charts below: Quality of advice #1. Did we listen closely and find out ...Berries boost brain
Eat berries to help prevent age related mental decline. Strawberries, rasberries, blackberries, blueberries, whatever berry it is, ‘chomp away’ to keep that brain purring away efficiently....Bicycle helmets offer little protection to adult cyclists
Research from St George’s University of London today reveals that helmets offer little protection against head injuries for adult cyclists althought they are beneficial to children. Dr Carwyn Ho...Breakthrough for those suffering Liver Disease
Liver disease is Britain’s fifth biggest killer with around 16,000 dying of it each year. Alcohol is the biggest cause of liver disease in the UK but there are many other causes too such as obesit...HRT reduces cancer risk (yet another contradictory story?)
A new study published in The Lancet Oncology has identified that, in some women, the risk of breast cancer is reduced by more than a fifth, by being on a course of oestrogen-only HRT (hormone replacem...New drug to slow heart may save 10,000 lives a year in UK
A drug, which slows down the heart rate that has just been approved by European regulators, may save 10,000 lives a year. Heart disease is Britain’s biggest killer. Just under 1 million (9...Drink less pill for alcoholics
A new drug, called nalmefene, has been developed that makes alcoholics want to drink less. It works by blocking mechanisms in the brain that provide enjoyment from consuming drink. This helps quel...
