Monthly Archives: February 2015

Magnesium Prevents Cardiovascular Mortality

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macromineral that is known to possess a number of functions in humans nutrition. Magnesium is best known perhaps for its role as a cofactor in the ATP molecule where it acts to stabilise its structure. This … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D And The Risk of Infection

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The traditional view of vitamin D was that is was required for the prevention of the bone disorders osteomalacia and rickets, in adults and children, respectively. However, recent research has expanded this narrow range of functions for vitamin D. The … Continue reading →

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Plant Based Diets And Fracture Rates

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Osteoporosis is a condition whereby the bones of the body gradually lose mineral density and this leaves them susceptible to fractures. Women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than men, and risk increases greatly with age. Many studies have looked … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Nutrients and Hearing Loss

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The role of antioxidant nutrients in human health is now well established. A number of antioxidants are produced endogenously in humans, the most well known cellular antioxidant being the glutathione system. Cellular levels of glutathione are inversely associated with all … Continue reading →

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Water Cress: The Forgotten Brassica Vegetable

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Watercress is a semi-aquatic plant with alternate toothed leaves and small white flowers (figure 1). The watercress plant is native to Western and central Europe, and can be found in the United Kingdom growing in streams and ditches. The popularity … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Synergism

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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The Wulzen Factor (Stigmasterol)

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The Wulzen anti-stiffness factor is a compound that was originally discovered in molasses and unpasteurised cream. Its discoverer Rosalind Wulzen, showed that the compound could reverse the calcification of joints in osteoarthritis. More recently the Wulzen factor has been identified … Continue reading →

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How Much Whey Protein Post-Exercise?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Weight loss is actually a misnomer because by weight loss we really mean fat loss. The problem with low calorie diets and aerobic exercise, the modus operandi of most people wishing to lose fat, is that they cause significant reductions … Continue reading →

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The Flax Plant

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Flax in an annual herb with a tall lean appearance. Thin slender stems, with similarly slender leaves, branch towards the top producing an elegant plant that can possess blue or white flowers (figure 1). Flax was known historically through Mesopotamian, … Continue reading →

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Essential Fat Deficiency, Liver Overload Syndrome and The Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders characterised by insulin resistance. It is becoming increasingly evident that the Western diet is the cause of metabolic syndrome, and this results largely from the poor quality food that it contains. … Continue reading →

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