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, […]
View PostTo 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:Â 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.
View PostIn a series on infants in a single hospital in the state of Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil, 64% were anemic with a hemoglobin count of less than 11 g/dL. Of those tested for ferritin, 90% were iron deficient. The researchers performed an interventional trial of intensive dietary counseling for one year. Exclusive breastfeeding was […]
View PostThere 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 […]
View PostThe 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 […]
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