Monthly Archives: June 2016

Saturated Fat and Health

The role of saturated fat in health has been distorted from the original observations within the scientific literature. Saturated fat has been implicated as a disease causing agent, and this is really at odds with the data from peer review … Continue reading

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The Vitamin C Status of the Elderly

Vitamin C is an important antioxidant in humans. As a reducing agent vitamin C is required in a number of metabolic reactions including the pathways that are involved in collagen synthesis. Vitamin C is essential to health in humans and … Continue reading

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Potassium Citrate: More on Bone Health

Osteoporosis is a Western lifestyle disease that is characterised by brittle bones caused by pores within the bone matrix. This is thought to result from bone resorption and increased calcium excretion. Postmenopausal women are particularly at risk of developing osteoporosis. … Continue reading

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Magnesium: The Heart Healthy Mineral

Magnesium is an essential macromineral needed in gram amounts per day in the human diet. However, evidence suggests that the Western diet is devoid of foods that contain magnesium and as a result, many individuals in developed nations do not … Continue reading

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Anxiety Triggers: Sugar, Caffeine, Alcohol and Allergies

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Milk Thistle and Metabolic Syndrome

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Alpha Lipoic Acid: Glucose Disposal Agent

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More on Blood Ph Changes: Glutamine

The hydrogen ion concentration is a primary determinant of the structure of proteins, and as such animals must maintain the hydrogen ion concentration within narrow limits. In humans the blood is maintained within a range of around 7.35 to 7.45. … Continue reading

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Zinc Insufficiency: Does It Cause Low Testosterone?

Zinc is an essential mineral in human nutrition. Zinc is essential because it acts as a cofactor in a large number of enzymes. One of the roles of zinc is that of reproductive physiology and growth, as children with low … Continue reading

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Calcium and Potassium Supplements For Bone Health

Bone is composed on a number of macrominerals, the most well known of which is calcium. Calcium is an essential divalent cation required by humans for a number of physiological roles, one of which to to provision for the formation … Continue reading

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