Zinc deficiency may contribute to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made a discovery that, if replicated in humans, suggests a shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, which have been linked to defective proteins clumping together in the brain. With proteins, shape is everything…
October 2, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, alzheimer's / dementia, brain, clumping-together, defective-proteins, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, parkinson, university, zinc-may
Could niacin be the fountain of youth?
The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing with the general consensus, but also many of his peers…
October 2, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: eth, general-consensus, michael, nutrition / diet, peers, so-called-reactive, study, vitamin-niacin
