Monthly Archives: August 2018

What are Antioxidants and Do You Need Them?

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Robert Barrington

In technical terms, free radicals are chemicals that possess unpaired electrons in their outer electron orbits. To the layman, free radicals are chemicals that are chemically reactive and are unstable. Free radicals can be present in humans and their reactivity … Continue reading →

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Knowledge of Nutrition Improves Eating Patterns

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Does improving your nutritional knowledge improve the quality of the diet you will consume? Is nutritional education effective at improving the quality of an individual’s diet? These are important questions that are of interest to health professionals. A number of … Continue reading →

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Biochemical Individuality In Response To Vitamin D Supplements

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is an important nutritional factor. However, vitamin D is not a true vitamin as a dietary source is not essential. In cases where adequate sunlight exposure is available, vitamin D is not required in the diet. Further, dietary … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D: Skin Versus Diet

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Humans obtain vitamin D from two sources. Firstly, humans are able to synthesise vitamin D in their skin. This cutaneous reaction is catalysed by ultraviolet light and results in the production of vitamin D3, also called cholecalciferol. Humans can also … Continue reading →

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L-Glutamine: Serious Immune Support

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Robert Barrington

L-glutamine is a non-essential amino acid in human nutrition. This means that the body can manufacture all the L-glutamine it requires from other amino acids. However, recently there have been suggestions that L-glutamine should be reclassified as a conditionally essential … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Multivitamin and Mineral Formula?

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Robert Barrington
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Asparagus Racemosus

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Robert Barrington
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Krill Oil, Versus Fish Oil, Versus Algal Oil: Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Omega-3 fats cannot be synthesised by humans, but must be obtained from the diet. Research shows that the omega-3 intake of those people living in developed countries is too low. A number of diseases have been reported to result from … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Toxicity: Part 3

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Three main theories have been suggested to explain the toxicity associated with excessive intakes of vitamin D. These theories are described and discussed in part 1 (here) and part 2 (here) of this article. The traditional view is that high … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Toxicity: Part 2

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Robert Barrington

In my previous article on vitamin D toxicity (here), I explained that vitamin D can become toxic at high doses. The traditional explanation of vitamin D toxicity relates to the ability of high intakes of one vitamin D metabolite, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin … Continue reading →

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