Health Highlight: Dietary Fats
All dietary fats and oils are a combination of polyunsaturated (PUFAs), monounsaturated (MUFAs), and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). Each are distinguished by their chemical composition…
All dietary fats and oils are a combination of polyunsaturated (PUFAs), monounsaturated (MUFAs), and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). Each are distinguished by their chemical composition…
Historical evidence for the use of valerian root (Valeriana officinalis), also called setwell, as a sleep aid and anxiolytic goes as far back as ancient…
Melatonin, also known as N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is promoted as a natural sleep aid; however, it's a hormone produced in the pineal gland in the brain from…
Biotechnology for the purposes of this discussion is using genetic engineering (GM) techniques to alter the DNA of an organism with genes or DNA strands…
Bark, leaves, and cones from the magnolia tree (Magnolia officinalis) have been used in traditional Chinese and Japanese herbal medicines for centuries. Magnolia bark extract…
When it comes to food safety there is a disconnect between what the medical community and scientists see as risk and what the general public…
Carnitine is a compound synthesized by the liver and kidneys from the amino acids lysine and methionine that was first isolated from meat, which is…
Sugars, particularly glucose, are used by the body to produce energy, but some sugars have other functions within the body. D-ribose is a critically important…
In the United States supplemental nutrients and phytotherapies, i.e. botanical medicines, are primarily under the umbrella of dietary supplements, leaving the field loosely regulated with…
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), also called holy thistle, Mary's thistle, and Scotch thistle, has been used as food and medicine in the Mediterranean region for…