Monthly Archives: September 2017

Treating Inflammation with Nutrition

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Inflammation is a necessary physiological reaction by the tissues of animals to damage, infection and invasion by pathogens. This process is highly complex, but is designed to provide defence to tissues by supplying immunological components and physical barriers to possible … Continue reading →

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Poverty Associated with Disease: More Evidence

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There is a large body of evidence that shows that poverty is associated with disease. This should not be a surprising finding with regard to communicable diseases, because as socioeconomic status increases, housing quality and lifestyle conditions improve significantly and … Continue reading →

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Contribution of Antioxidants in Blood

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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More Evidence That Traditional Diets Provide Health

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It is interesting that traditional diets around the World, spatially and temporally, vary considerably. However, analysis of these diets shows that they provide health to their populations despite being very different nutritionally. A closer look at the contents of these … Continue reading →

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Adaptogenic Herbs as Antistress Supplements

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Anxiety, Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Depression, Ginseng (Panax ginseng), Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin), Rhodiola rosea (roseroot), Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus), Sour date (Zizyphus jujuba), Stress, Withania (Withania somnifera) | Comments Off on Adaptogenic Herbs as Antistress Supplements

More Benefits for High Fibre Diets?

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Fibre is a heterogeneous group of non-digestible carbohydrates that show beneficial health effects. Broadly fibre is divided into soluble and insoluble fibre types, but in reality these groups do not accurately describe the wide variety of dietary fibres frequently ingested … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget Your Chromium

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Chromium is an essential trace mineral in human nutrition. Dietary chromium is required for the correct function of the insulin system. It is not fully understood how chromium functions at the cellular level, but a number of hypotheses have been … Continue reading →

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More Differences Between Whey and Casein: Postprandial Triglycerides

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Milk contains two protein fractions. These fractions are whey and casein. Consuming whole milk necessitates the consumption of both fractions because they are present as a mixture along with the other macronutrients. However, it is possible to separate these two … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D To Treat Depression

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Synthetic Trans Fats Easy to Remove From Diet? Oh Really…..

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Robert Barrington

In a recent study the effects of synthetic and natural trans fats on markers for cardiovascular disease were compared in healthy individuals (see 31 August 2017). Specifically the authors investigated the effects of the trans fats on changes to the … Continue reading →

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