As noted in the preceding chapter, choline bitartrate, the most common type of choline sold at health food stores, can cause diarrhea. If you do use it, you may be able to avoid diarrhea by beginning at a low dose and increasing the amount gradually. Choline chloride (also called choline hydrochloride) does not have this […]
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- amino acid, amphetamines, choline, choline bitartate, choline chloride, choline hydrochloride, cocaine, Deaner, depression, fatigue, growth hormone, high blood pressure, hyperactive, immune system, lecithin, MAO, memory, monamine oxidase, neurons, neurotransmitters, norepinephrine, pemoline, phenylalanine, phenylpropanolamine, Ritalin, synapses, thymus gland, tyrosine, vesicles, vitamin c
Selenium, a mineral, is an important trace element in immune system function. It has been found in experimental animals to act as an anti-carcinogen and anti-mutagen (can prevent DNA mutations—undesired alterations of your DNA master blueprint in the presence of some mutagenic agents). Selenium is an essential part of your enzyme called glutathione peroxidase, which […]
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- Allan L. Goldstein, anti-carcinogen, anti-mutagen, aorta, bacteria, bromelain, cholesterol, DNA, Dr. Takashi Makiodan, enzymes, fibroblasts, glutathione peroxidase, high-cholesterol diet, hydrogen peroxide, immune system, immune system suppressants, interferon, lymphocytes, oxidation, papain, peroxides, selenium, stem cells, T-cells, thymosin, thymus gland, trypsin, vitamin A, vitamin c, vitamin E, white blood cells
One of the most important factors leading to immune system decline is the greatly reduced rate of release of growth hormone by the brain as we age. This hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, begins to fall off in quantity after your teens. Since the thymus gland requires growth hormone to function properly, this decrease […]
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- amino acid, arginine, B-cells, bacteria, bromelain, cysteine, Dr Cheryl F. Nokels, enzymes, growth hormone, hormones, immune system, kidneys, lymphocytes, mercaptoethanol, ornithine, papain, papaya, pineapple, pituitary gland, Proteases, red blood cells, T-cell cloning, T-cells, thiol, thymocytes, thymosin, thymus gland, trypsin, tumor, virus, vitamin A, vitamin c, vitamin E, zinc
… just as the pigment of the hair is destroyed by phagocytes, so also the atrophy of other organs of the body, in old age, is very frequently due to the action of devouring cells which I have called macrophages. —Elie Metchnikoff, The Prolongation of Life (1908) Instead of preventing diseases only by protecting the […]
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- aging, amino acid, antibodies, arthritis, atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque cells, autoimmune disease, bacteria, bone marrow, cancer, chromosome, cysteine, ducts, Elie Metchnikoff, free radicals, immune system, influenza, interferon, Life extension, lymph nodes, microbes, microphages, nerve cells, polypeptides, proteins, selenium, spleen, T-cells, thymus gland, virus, vitamin A, vitamin c, vitamin E, white blood cells, X chromosome, Y chromosome, zinc