Monthly Archives: January 2024

Chronic Versus Acute Stress

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Stress is an often misused and misunderstood term as it has passed from the scientific terminology to the mainstream. Stress is defined as a change to the environment that causes the organism to move outside of its normal homeostatic control, … Continue reading →

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Does a Selenium Deficiency Compromise Immunity?

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is an essential trace mineral that is required for correct metabolic function in humans and other animals. Selenium is present in the soil and transferred to humans via plant, or animals that have eaten those plants. Selenium is required … Continue reading →

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Zinc and Infection

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Zinc is an essential mineral that is required as a cofactor for many enzymes in human metabolism. In this role, zinc has a wide range of functions and deficiencies of zinc in the diet can significantly affect health. Zinc can … Continue reading →

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Whey for Immunity and Health

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Whey protein is a popular supplement amongst athletes as it is an excellent source of the branched chain amino acids that can be beneficial for muscle growth. However, whey has a number of other properties that may make it beneficial … Continue reading →

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Buying Supplements Close To Expiry Date

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Any food must be fit for purpose prior to the expiry date on the label. This includes all food substances including supplements. Buying close to expiry supplements should therefore be safe, and there is no reason to assume this is … Continue reading →

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The Absorption of Vitamin E

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E is an essential substance for humans but having vitamin E in the diet does not guarantee that a deficiency will not develop. For vitamin E to act in its vitamin E role it must be absorbed and this … Continue reading →

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Is There A Specific Role for Gamma Tocopherol

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Robert Barrington

There are 8 isoforms of vitamin E with gamma tocopherol being one of them. Like all forms of vitamin E, gamma tocopherol possesses lipid peroxidation preventing properties on account of its antioxidant effects. In particular, gamma tocopherol accumulates in cell … Continue reading →

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Do Supplements Work?

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Many people make statements like “supplements do not work they just give you expensive urine” or a favourite of medical doctors that “we do not need vitamin supplements as we get all the nutrition we need in our food”. However, … Continue reading →

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