About one third of the protein in your body is used to form collagen, the primary structural protein that forms the matrix of your connective tissues and organs, including your skin. Bone is fifty percent collagen that has been mineralized for a more rigid structure. Skin is seventy-five percent collagen and is a highly flexible structure. If you do not...

When stress pressures start to rev up, numerous systems in your body start to respond. This heightened rate of metabolic demand naturally produces more inflammatory trash as a byproduct. Like a power boat speeding through the water, the wake (inflammatory trash) is based on how fast you are going. If you are already low on energy then your power boat is...

Substance P is a neuropeptide that is a common regulatory compound within your nerves. It is released primarily in your brain stem and in nerve endings. It is released in small amounts on a regular basis as part of normal function of nerves. It is also released in larger amounts as the main way your body processes physical pain and intense stress. Under...

Stress implies that there is an increased need for energy. Leptin, which is overall in charge of your body's energy spending systems, also regulates your adrenal and nervous system response to stress. When leptin systems work efficiently you have a better ability to tolerate stress, do not feel wired up or exhausted from stress, and do not eat in response...

The secrets of anti-aging lie in the health of your cells, where nutrition has the power to repair, rejuvenate, and even extend your lifespan.

Type 2 diabetes is a difficult metabolic problem. It is a national embarrassment that so many of our young people are becoming type 2 diabetic. It is a national disgrace that millions of type 2 diabetic patients are being injured with commonly used diabetic medications that are known to make their metabolic situation worse.

A child’s relationship with their mother is a key factor in terms of how their brain develops. If the mom is depressed then the child’s brain processes stress differently, leading to a larger amygdala and higher levels of glucocorticoids. This would cause a person to grow up with a brain structure more prone to an aggressive/combative stress response.

Fungal overgrowth in the gut used to be dismissed as a cause of gastrointestinal distress. Science now confirms Candida and other fungal and bacterial overgrowth is a significant cause of inflammatory bowel disease. Discover how to keep gut flora balanced naturally.

PQQ and coenzyme Q10 work together to perform a choreographed dance in energy production. The studies that support their health benefits reach far and wide. Find out how they will help you.

Drugs like Benadryl, Coumadin, Sominex, Klonopin, Detrol, Flexeril, Lasix, and Elavil have something in common. They are classified as anticholinergic medications and all negatively affect acetylcholine, the memory neurotransmitter. Thankfully, there are natural options that can help your memory recover from use of these medications and even improve the...

The effect of carnosine treatment on prooxidant-antioxidant balance in liver, heart and brain tissues of male aged rats.

Carnosine enhances diabetic wound healing in the db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes.

Neuroprotective features of carnosine in oxidative driven diseases.

Carnosine inhibits high glucose-induced mesangial cell proliferation through mediating cell cycle progression.

L-carnosine inhibits high-glucose-mediated matrix accumulation in human mesangial cells by interfering with TGF-{beta} production and signalling.

Role of histidine/histamine in carnosine-induced neuroprotection during ischemic brain damage