by mandy | Aug 3, 2020 | Diet, Evidence Based, Nutrition
Exposure to toxins may have detrimental effects on humans and animals, even at low concentrations. Specific probiotic and bacterial strains may have properties that enable them to bind to toxins we are exposed to in our environment, such as food and water. Different strains vary in their ability to bind and detoxify, often times relying [...]
by mandy | Jul 25, 2020 | Diet, Evidence Based, Nutrition
For this review, I want to summarize the findings on the dietary carbohydrate to protein ratio and how it may influence body composition and blood lipid profiles in adult women. There is evidence that older adults experience age-related changes in body composition, such as increase in body fat and decrease in lean body mass (Kim, [...]
by mandy | Jul 2, 2020 | Evidence Based, Genetics
Geek corner During the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in studies that report associations with gene polymorphisms, nutrition and disease risk (Burdge, Hoile, & Lillycrop, 2012). This is a paradigm shift from traditional nutritional recommendations that have been based on age, sex, and pregnancy. The advances in the association with epigenetics [...]
by mandy | Jul 2, 2020 | Evidence Based, Genetics
The rapidly expanding discoveries in the fields of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics are transforming the field of nutrition and health education. As a health educator, I plan to use this information to empower and enlighten clients to make informed decisions on their lifestyle choices. It also will help me become a proficient “translator” in the language [...]
by mandy | Jun 22, 2020 | Diet, Evidence Based, Nutrition, Science-Based
I was interested in learning more about vitamin E supplementation to address oxidative stress. Dr. Tan wrote a nice summary of Vitamin E in his book “The Truth about Vitamin E”. Vitamin E is a family of eight separate but related molecules, and that includes four tocopherols (delta, gamma, alpha and beta) and four tocotrienols [...]
by mandy | Jun 22, 2020 | Diet, Evidence Based, Nutrition, Science-Based
Zinc is a very interesting mineral. It is also one I commonly see low in hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA). It plays an important role in facilitating hundreds of biochemical reactions. Due to its role in enzymatic function, it can impact metabolic pathways such as carbohydrate, protein, nucleic acid, and lipid metabolism. It is also [...]
