August 2017 News Round-Up
Read Time: 4 minutes Low fat diet ‘could kill you’; NHS no longer uses post-it notes to arrange life-saving heart transplants – Yes, it’s silly season, but we find some gems among the dross.
Parkinson’s disease
Low fat (but not full fat) dairy associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease
Read Time: 4 minutes A new study gets me considering the role of diet and uric acid in Parkinson’s disease. Yet again full fat dairy comes out on top.
Red light phototherapy (2/3): Brain, Muscles and Eyes
Read Time: 8 minutes Red light stimulates mitochondrial function. We look at the accumulating evidence that phototherapy can improve brain function in Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s. Plus red light enhances muscle endurance and a has major role in eye health.