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Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Evidence Based, Genetics

There is a rapidly growing world of epigenetics that is going to completely transform your health in ways we cannot even imagine. The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990 with the goal of identifying and mapping out every single gene in the human genetic code. When the human genome was completed in 2003, entire [...]

The Antioxidant Paradox

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Evidence Based, Nutrition

The term antioxidant paradox refers to the theory that giving large doses of antioxidants to human subjects have little to no preventative/ therapeutic effect, as evidenced by recent studies (Halliwell, 2013). Antioxidants supplementation is a popular intervention in nutrition and health, and it is based on the idea that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a [...]
Sulforaphane

Sulforaphane

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Evidence Based, Nutrition

The dietary phytonutrient I would like to discuss in sulforaphane.  The reason is simply, I did not know much about this nutrient, even though it was often discussed in many blogs and articles.  “Although the plant kingdom is the source of thousands of phytochemicals, little is known about the way in which food-derived phytochemicals support [...]