Young onset dementia at the Alzheimer’s Show

According to Alzheimer’s Society, there are approximately 42,000 people in the UK with a form of young onset dementia, where ‘young’ means between the ages of 30 and 65. For those people, the effects of dementia can be even more devastating as many in this age bracket still struggle to balance work and maintain mortgage […]

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City life increases risk of psychosis

City life may substantially increase a young person’s risk of having psychosis, including hearing voices and feeling extremely paranoid, according to a new study from King’s College London and Duke University. Published today in Schizophrenia Bulletin, the study found that British adolescents raised in major cities in England and Wales were over 40 per cent more likely to […]

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Keeping young

My first trusteeship was back in 1987 for what is now Age UK. The charity now includes more than 150 local Age UKs throughout England as well as the national bodies in each of the devolved countries. Age International works similarly in some of the world’s poorest countries. Each charity is dedicated to help older […]

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The Aluminium Age

We are living in The Aluminium Age. Throughout the history of humankind we have lived through various ‘metal ages’ including the Iron Age and the Bronze Age. Towards the end of the nineteenth century there was arguably one of the most important technological advances of the modern era. A method was developed to make aluminium […]

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Why everyone should drink silicon-rich mineral water

UK tap water contains very low levels of dissolved silicon or silicic acid (more often referred to as silica), which is unfortunate for the nation’s health. I think everyone should drink silicon-rich mineral water every day to remove toxic aluminium from their bodies and brains. Over the last 10 years, my team at Keele University […]

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Electric currents can boost memory

Stimulating the brain with electric current can boost memory, according to scientists at Imperial College, London. They found that applying a low voltage current can bring different areas of the brain in sync with one another, enabling people to perform better on tasks involving working memory. The hope is that the approach could one day […]

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Private View: Matthew Stone’s Manifesto

chronic fatigue syndrome

In a new self-directed film, the self-proclaimed art shaman walks us through his recent practice, his difficulties facing a bout of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and revisits ideas explored in his 2004 manifesto on the power of positivity and optimism’s potential as a catalyst for change. […]

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Gut flora need fibre

The Hippocratic Post - gut

Amended by the author 06/07/2016 The activity of our gut bacteria plays an important role in supporting good health and may hold the key to combating the growing obesity crisis. We already know from multiple studies that bacteria in the gut produce a compound called propionate when they break down dietary fibre. Some people’s gut bacteria […]

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