Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil

Why MCT oil can be beneficial

There is proven value in weight control, migraine and cluster headache, Minimal Cognitive Impairment [MCI], and in achieving muscle gain in frailty management.

Although there are many internet claims of sleep improvement there are no human studies of value to prove this.

Are you borderline malnourished?

Strange but true. As you age not only must you avoid being in the overweight camp, but you also need to escape undernourishment which has even worse consequences. The reason malnourishment happens is either physiological, social, or medical issues. Your food is absorbed a lot less well, we all get reduced appetite, may be solitary and less ’bothered’ about food so eating too little, or have increased needs because of long term illness. Nowadays, rising food costs add another cause. Medically, inflammation is the key driver ie the ‘inflammaging’ addressed in other InfoSheets,

How old are you actually?

Well I was born on … 

It sounds like simple arithmetic, but your body is like a motor car, it isn’t the year it was made that matters … but how many miles it has done, how hard it has been driven and if it has been serviced and well maintained! Wear and tear is the critically issue. Let’s call this wear and tear your biological age in distinction to your chronological age – the years since you were born. Ideally your biological age is lower than your age at last birthday i.e. your body’s working parts are well maintained.