Oat Avenanthramides
Oat Avenanthramides Oats are one of the quintessential foods of the traditional Scottish diet. In terms of health benefits they are best known for their fibre content,...
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Understanding the role of gut microbiome in metabolic disease risk.
The gut microbiota structure, dynamics, and function result from interactions with environmental and host factors, which jointly influence the communication between the gut and peripheral...
Alpha Lipoic Acid: Improve Insulin Sensitivity & Fight Diabetes!
What is it about foods like broccoli and spinach that make them so healthy? There’s the fiber, vitamins and minerals, of course, but then there’s other...
Essential fatty acids
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are important nutrients, both for those following a low-calorie diet and for those simply wishing to ensure optimal nutrition. However, the...
The Ideal Ratio Of Omega-6 To Omega-3 Fatty Acids For Reducing Inflammation
Our bodies need both of these building blocks and they can only be derived from food, however, the key is how much of which for...
Would YOU drink a GLASS of olive oil every day for a longer life?
High olive oil intake linked with lower risk of heart disease and longer life Professor of Tim Spector, of King’s College London, tried an...
Antioxidant Protocol
“Food is the fastest-acting and most powerful medicine you can take to change your life.” Doctor Mark Hyman MD “The greatest protective effect against iron-induced...
Diet and Inflammation. Part 4
But what about the initiation of the inflammatory signal in the first place? That often turns out to be due to a widespread deficiency in...
Essential Fatty Acids
Synthesis of lipid mediators Eicosanoids are potent chemical messengers that play critical roles in immune and inflammatory responses. The term ‘eicosanoid’ encompasses numerous bioactive lipid...
Similar Functions of Uric Acid and Ascorbate in Man ?
The protective effects of antioxidants on endothelial function, LDL handling, inflammation, and thrombosis (top panel). Under conditions of oxidative stress, endothelial cell damage, loss of...