Elson M. Haas MDArginine is usually synthesized by adults in amounts sufficient to maintain the body proteins, but additional dietary arginine is needed during periods of growth, as in childhood or during pregnancy, and possibly during times of stress.
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Leo Galland MD FACNLeaky Gut Syndromes: Breaking the Vicious Cycle ;From the perspective of function, the contents of the gu
Taurine, a lesser known amino acid, is not part of our muscle protein yet is important in metabolism, especially in the brain. It is essential in
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHGMushrooms have been valued as both food and medicine throughout the world for thousands of years, but until recently, many in the West associated all mushrooms with poison. The recent surge of Western interest in medicinal mushrooms shows that this...
Threonine is somewhat low in corn and some grains, though it is not the limiting or the lowest relative to making a complete protein amino acid in
Karl Maret MDThe Importance of the Liver for Healing ;The liver is so basic to health that unless its function
Pesticides have been in use for centuries. In 470 B.C., the Greek philosopher Democrates used olive extracts on plants to prevent blight. Vine pests were destroyed with sulfur fumes by Cato in Italy in 200 B.C.
High Cholesterol
The standard definition of high cholesterol is having an excess of cholesterol in the blood, usually
Vitamin E (Tocopherol) is a light yellow oil, a fat-soluble vitamin, that is actually a family of compounds, the tocopherols, found in
