Monthly Archives: July 2024

Nutrition for Eye Health

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Nutrition can play an important role in the health of the eyes. Damage to the eyes can occur over the lifetime of the individual and one of the main drivers of eye disease is free radical generation, which can in … Continue reading →

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Tryptophan Nutrition: Niacin

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Niacin is a general name for nicotinic acid (pyridine-3-carboxylic acid) and nicotinamide (niacinamide or pyridine-3-carboxamide) and niacin is considered an essential vitamin that is grouped with the B vitamins. Niacin is considered a vitamin because its absence can result in … Continue reading →

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How Complex is Good Nutrition?

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Robert Barrington

The propensity for those with a commercial interest in nutrition is to overly complicate the basics and thus obfuscate how simple it is to care for your health. In fact, basic nutrition for health is very easy and there is … Continue reading →

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The Effects of Macronutrients of Sleep

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Macronutrients include protein, carbohydrate and fat. Macronutrients play an important role in health, particularly for protein and fat which contains essential nutrients. It has been understood for some time that alterations to the ratios of macronutrients in the diet can … Continue reading →

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Nutrition for Vitreous Degeneration

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Vitreous degeneration refers to the degradation of the posterior part of the eye. One of the symptoms of this can be the increasing number of ocular floaters seen by the observer, in addition to eye discomfort or pain. The vitreous … Continue reading →

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Cellular Effects of Raspberry Ketones

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Raspberry ketones have been evidenced in animal studies to protect from the damaging effects of overconsumption of energy. In addition, studies in animals show that raspberry ketones can also reduce body fat in overweight animals. In human studies, similar effects … Continue reading →

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Bromelain: Pharmacology

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Bromelain is the name of a group of endopeptidases of thiol that are found in pineapple (Ananas comosus). The pineapple produces bromelain differently in the stem and fruit and the enzyme products differ chemically, but still fall under the generic … Continue reading →

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Bromelain: Absorption and Effects on Inflammation

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Plant based proteolytic enzymes such as bromelain found in pineapple have been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects. However, these effects are dependent on the enzymes being absorbed into the circulation. Oral administration of pineapple causes an anti-inflammatory effect and so … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Ketones: An Anti-Obesity Supplement?

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Raspberry ketone is a phytochemical that is extracted from raspberry plants. The raspberry ketone chemical name is 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one.The ketone has a structure similar to capsaicin and synephrine, two compounds with known weight loss effects. Based on this similar structure, … Continue reading →

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Bromelain Supplements

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Bromelain is a protein digesting enzyme found in pineapple. The purpose of the enzyme is to break down the plant proteins within the cells as a function of the fruit ripening. Other fruits also contain similar enzymes, but in pineapple … Continue reading →

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