Iron to Heme to Hemoglobin Essentials
When oxygen is inhaled, it binds to the iron atom in the heme, allowing hemoglobin to transport it through the bloodstream to the tissues that need it
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Nutrigenomics
Allergy Stories: Are you Anti Histamine?
Histamine causes a number of physiological changes in the body, such as an increase in heart rate, blood vessel dilation, and mucus production
Glutamate & Excitotoxicity
Curcumin lowers glutamate levels by preserving glutamate transporter GLT-1 expression and function, leading to an attenuation of excitotoxicity
Fenton: linking Iron and Inflammation
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can be hijacked by the Fenton reaction to produce highly inflammatory hydroxyl radicals (OH-)
Inflammation: Nitric Oxide Synthase
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is an enzyme that helps the body manage inflammation by producing nitric oxide (NO)
Genetic and metabolic optimization 101
Calcium intake may need to be decreased in case of a pancreatitis suspicion, or a microbiome test may become paramount, in case of several GI tract conditions
Neurotransmitter metabolism
Tyrosine can take the catecholamines pathway, being sequentially converted to DOPA, Dopamine, Norepinephrine and Epinephrine through the TH, DDC, DBH and PNMT enzymes