Monthly Archives: August 2016

Absorbable Energy From Walnuts

Walnuts are a good source of a number of nutrients including the omega-3 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), minerals, vitamins and antioxidants such as ellagic acid. Evidence suggests that consuming walnuts is associated with a decreased of … Continue reading

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The Short Term Effects of High Protein Meals

Evidence suggest that high protein diets are beneficial to the health. The health benefits of high protein diets are numerous and the benefit conferred on the individual depends largely on the starting point of their health. In developing countries, low … Continue reading

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Kava (Piper Mythisticum) as a Treatment for Anxiety

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Glucosamine Sulphate: Is It The Sulphate?

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The Relaxation Effects of L-Theanine

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Mortality in Vegetarians Versus Non-Vegetarians

Evidence suggests that plant foods have beneficial health effects. In particular, plants contain a number of phytonutrients that may be beneficial to the health. These phytonutrients include the polyphenols and carotenoids, two groups of chemicals that may play an important … Continue reading

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So You Don’t Have Time to Eat Well?

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More On Biochemical Individuality and Selenium

A number of studies have looked at the effects of biochemical individuality and selenium metabolism. It has been shown for example that the rate of selenium metabolism to the trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe) varies amongst selenium deficient Bangladeshi women. This suggests … Continue reading

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Genetic Variation in Selenium Metabolism: Why Supplements Are Necessary

Selenium is an essential trace mineral required for the formation of a number of selenoproteins. The most well known and well researched selenoprotein is glutathione peroxidase. Glutathione peroxidase is an enzyme that is involved in the reduction of hydrogen peroxide … Continue reading

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Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid Passes to Mother’s Milk

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) is an omega-3 fatty acid that feeds into the omega-3 essential fatty acid pathway. Although not an essential fatty acid itself, as it can be synthesised from alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)), DHA is … Continue reading

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