To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article. Then, to read the full article, click on the full text icon. KEY WORDS:  Anemia, Diet, Ferric, Ferritin, Ferrous, Food, Health, Heme iron, Hemoglobin, Hepcidin, Iron deficiency, Meat, Myoglobin, Non-heme iron, Nutrition, Supplements, Vitamin C, Zinc. PMID: 22254098. Summary# 803.

To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article.   Then, to read the full article, click on the free full text icon. KEY WORDS:  Anemia, American Academy of Pediatrics, Brazil, Breastfeeding, Complementary foods, Cord clamping, Dietary counseling, Ferritin, Hemoglobin, Infants, Iron deficiency, Iron fortified formula, Rio Grande de Sul, […]

To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article. Then, to read the full article, click on the full text icon. KEY WORDS:  Anemia, Breastfeeding mother, Copper, Essential fatty acids, Folic acid, Fortified beverage, Fortified food, Iodine, Iron deficiency, Lactating women, Micronutrients, Niacin, Nutrition, Pantothenic acid, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnant women […]

Certain nutrients are beneficial when taken in doses above the accepted daily doses. They can reduce inflammation, improve immune functioning, and improve the barrier at the inner lining of the intestine. People who have surgery, cancer, and severe burns as well as immunosuppressed patients can benefit by immune nutrients. Included in this paper are glutamine, […]

There is a recognized and poorly understood relationship between iron and copper metabolism in our bodies. Some cases of iron deficiency anemia cannot be relieved by the consumption of iron but can be successfully treated by the consumption of copper. The best current explanation of the relationship of iron to copper is based on the […]

The use of supplements can prolong and restore brain activity in humans.  Two important factors in brain degeneration are free radical damage and mitochondrial decline, with resulting energy failure. Mitochondria in cells generate about 90% of a cells energy by way of a chain of chemical reactions called the citric acid cycle and mitochondria are […]