Category Archives: Inositol

Inositol for Anxiety

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Inositol is a nutrient that is classed as a dietary phenol. When consumed inositol is used for a number of purposes including the synthesis of phosphoinositides in cell membranes which help with cell communication and cell structure. Inositol is also … Continue reading →

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Inositol as a Treatment for Anxiety and Depression

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Inositol is a nutrient that is incorporated into cell membranes as part of the phosphoinositides. Phosphoinositides are involved in the communication of information across and within the cell membrane, and also function in cytoskeletal organisation and membrane dynamics, which suggests … Continue reading →

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Myo-Inositol: Little Known Carbohydrate

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Myo-inositol is a phospholipid derived 6-carbon polyalcohol, sometimes grouped with the dietary carbohydrates because of its similarity in structure to the simple sugars. Myo-inositol is one of the structural isomers of inositol and is most commonly associated with the phospholipid … Continue reading →

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Inositol: The Forgotten B Vitamin

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Choline and inositol are members of the B vitamin group. Both get neglected in nutrition, inositol perhaps more than choline. Both choline and inositol function closely together in human metabolism because both form structural components of cell membranes. In this … Continue reading →

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