Vitamin C and some of its remarkable benefits
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Vitamin C (or L-ascorbic acid, hereafter referred to as VitC) is a nutrient with a six-carbon structure, synthesised from glucose, abundant in fruits, vegetables…
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A Novel Bacterial answer to many inflammatory conditions?
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Clostridium butyricum Used for decades as a butyrate-producing probiotic, this beneficial bacterium is also linked to numerous immunological benefits related to GI-induced signalling that…
Tocotrienols And Their Many Benefits.
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Prof. Dr Chandan a world expert on the role of tocotrienols and their role in health presented a short presentation in 2013 on the…
Coffee and Health – What’s the Buzz?
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Ask any Nutritional Therapist about coffee consumption and I expect that 9 times out of ten they will seek to reduce someone’s intake –…
16% of Cancer Described as Avoidable! – What About The Rest?
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The research, published in Lancet Oncology and carried out at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, studied international data for 27 cancers in…
Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phones and the Brain
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Ring Ring, Ring Ring – just what does answering your mobile by placing it next to your ear actually do to your brain. Whilst…
Ghost Writing and the Human Cost of Hype
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The commercial world of pharmaceuticals contains many bright and highly motivated scientists who genuinely want to develop or extend human knowledge to assist with…
Folic Acid – What Dose is Safe?
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The question over fortification and supplementation with the synthetic form – monoglutamate folic acid in isolation has been brought up in context international interest…
Sun or Supplements – The Vit D Controversy
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Vitamin D is increasingly understood to be an essential component of many aspects of human health and although technically not a “vitamin,” vitamin D…
Multivitamins & Breast Cancer – Is It Too Little Rather Than Too Much?
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Multivitamins have recently been flagged in a March 2010 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article to raise the risk of developing breast cancer amongst…