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New Research Highlights Serine’s Role in Cognition

Now the under-appreciated amino acid is gaining attention as a key player in brain health. When consumers shop for supplements to keep their mind sharp, the amino acid serine is not often top of mind.  But some exciting new research may change that.  In one study on patients with kidney disease, researchers found that intra-brain levels of serine, which are levels within the actual brain tissue, were directly correlated with cognitive function. Similarly, in these same patients, low... Read More
at Monday, May 15, 2023

Autism, Muscular Problems, and Breathing

Autism, Muscular Problems and Breathing – the surprising ways vitamin C deficiency can show up in autistic children and how its correction can save heartache and money. Classic vitamin C deficiency is typically associated with scurvy, the disease known in colonial times to be linked to trans-Atlantic sailors that was corrected by consumption of citrus. In fact, the once pejorative term ‘limey” was given to British sailors who prevented scurvy with the addition of lime ju... Read More
at Friday, April 7, 2023

Deficiency in This Vitamin is Linked to "Brain Clumps" Seen in Neurodegenerative Conditions

A unique feature in many diseases marked by declining brain function, such as Alzheimer’s, is the development over time of what is sometimes colloquially called “brain clumps” which are really tangles of proteins that physically get in the way of nerve communication.  Called tauopathy, this term refers to neurodegenerative disease marked by tangles of structural proteins (tau protein) that impair nerve cell function in the brain.  New research suggests biotin defic... Read More
at Monday, March 29, 2021