14 DAY TRIAL // Most debilitating diseases are triggered by poorly-bound iron, that causes the production of dangerous toxins that can react with living systems' components, concluded Professor Douglas Kell, from the University of Manchester, in his latest ground-breaking research.
This is actually the first time that someone makes the link between so many different diseases and the existence of the wrong form of iron within the body.
This discovery gives a clue as to the way of preventing these debilitating diseases, or at least offers scientists a chance of slowing them down.
The toxins in question are called hydroxyl radicals and they cause degenerative diseases of all sorts, in different parts of the body.
So, in order to protect the body from them, people need to take nutrients called iron chelators, which will bind the iron.
These iron chelators can be found in brightly-colored fruits and vegetables, or in green tea, and scientists believe that purple fruits have the best chance of binding the iron effectively.
However, Professor Kell, who is Professor of Bioanalytical Science at the University, noted in his paper that despite conflicting reports, the long-praised benefits of red wine seem to work in a different way, and have no similar benefits.
He adds that not all traditional thinking is safe for people's health, and that some can favor the debilitating diseases caused by poorly-liganded iron.
The best example is vitamin C, which is believed to help the body defend itself against diseases and toxins, but excess vitamin C can actually be harmful, if unliganded iron is present within the body.
The only way that vitamin C can work effectively is to have safely chelated iron in your body.
“Much of modern biology has been concerned with the role of different genes in human disease,” said Professor Kell.
“The importance of iron may have been missed because there is no gene for iron as such.
“What I have highlighted in this work is therefore a crucial area for further investigation, as many simple predictions follow from my analysis.
“If true they might change greatly the means by which we seek to prevent and even cure such diseases.”
This research was published in the journal Archives of Toxicology.