Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE)
Overview Dimethylaminoethanol is a naturally occurring substance that is a precursor to choline. In scientific literature, this compound is referred to as either DMAE or deanol. The results of studies with laboratory animals indicate that administration of DMAE results in elevations of choline in the blood and brain. (1) In theory, this makes DMAE a […]
Inositol
Overview Inositol is a compound that has been known for a long time, but in 1940 scientists first realized that it was an essential nutrient. It is a sugar-like substance and is part of the water-soluble B vitamin complex. It is found in the liver, kidney, skeletal and heart muscle. It is also present in […]
Copper
Overview Copper is an essential trace mineral that is a cofactor in cuproenzyme systems. After being absorbed, it is carried on transcuprein and albumin to the liver where it is incorporated into liver enzymes. These are secreted into the blood as ceruloplasmin, which is a copper-carrying protein that is an important blood-based antioxidant. Dosage Info […]
Manganese
Overview Manganese is a co-factor that aids in the activation of a wide variety of enzymes. Manganese-containing enzymes influence many biological activities, including the synthesis of collagen, protein, mucopolysaccharides, cholesterol and fatty acids. It is also necessary for normal bone growth and the metabolism of amino acids. The average human body only contains approximately 20mg […]
Chromium
Overview Chromium was first discovered as an essential trace element in 1955. The body of an average healthy individual contains only several milligrams. However, this small amount plays important roles in the enhancement of insulin’s effectiveness, regulation of blood sugar levels, and the activation of various enzymes for energy production. Chromium is biologically active only […]
Taurine
Overview Taurine is classified as a conditionally essential amino acid. Humans can synthesize taurine from methionine or cysteine, but under certain conditions some individuals are not able to make enough, making it an essential nutrient for those people. Taurine is essential for pre-term and newborn infants because they have not yet developed the enzyme system […]
Molybdenum
Overview Molybdenum is one of the rarest substances on earth, yet small amounts of this mineral are found in nearly all tissues of the human body. Molybdenum is a component of several important metalloenzymes that participate in liver detoxification pathways. Dosage Info Dosage Range Doses ranging between 22-1,500mcg per day have been used safely and […]
Vitamin C
Overview Vitamin C cures the world’s oldest known nutritional deficiency disease, scurvy. It was first isolated by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi in 1928 from pork adrenal glands and called hexuronic acid. In 1933, its chemical structure was established. It was successfully synthesized, and the name was changed to ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that […]
Chloride
Overview Chloride is one of the body’s three major electrolytes (the other two being sodium and potassium). They exist as fully dissociated ions and are the main particles responsible for osmotic pressure in body fluids. The osmotic pressure is very rigidly controlled, primarily by regulatory mechanisms that determine the rate of resorption of ions and […]
Boron
Overview Boron is a trace mineral that has been recognized as an essential nutrient for plants for more than fifty years, but its essentiality in humans was not discovered until the mid-1980s. Since boron is a newly discovered essential nutrient for humans, some of the information about its metabolic activity and function is somewhat speculative. […]