Muscle, Bone & Joint Pain

Muscle, Bone and Joint Pain/Muscle Relaxants: Cyclobenzaprine: Cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant. It works by blocking nerve impulses (or pain sensations) that are sent to your brain. Cyclobenzaprine is used…

Curcuminoids

See also polyphenols, generally Introduction Definitions: Curcuminoids: may be obtained form or found in a turmeric extract or may be syntehsized. Curcuminoids include curcumin (see below), tetrahydrocurcuminoids (see below), hexahydrocurcuminoids and…

Probiotics

See also Antioxidants and Polyphenols under "Nutrition & Food" See also intestinal microbiota under bacteria Introduction: Probiotics are living microbial food additives, that have beneficial effect on the microbiological balance…

vitamin D

Introduction: Vitamin D refers refers broadly to the organic compounds named vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), 25-hydroxyvitamin D2, 1?, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 1?, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.  Vitamin D is not…

vitamin C

Vitamin C is water soluble and acts as a cofactor in hydroxylation reactions, which are required for collagen synthesis. It is an essential water-soluble nutrient which primarily exerts its effect…

soy protein products

The soybean plant (Glycine max) belongs to the legume family. It is able to utilize the nitrogen of the air through the action of bacteria on its roots. The protein…

selenium

Selenium is an integral part of more than about 30 known proteins. These proteins are called selenium-containing proteins or selenoproteins, of which about 15 have been purfied to allow characterization…

polyphenols

See also Probiotics Introduction: Polyphenols: are a group of phytochemical compounds with potential health-promoting effects. They are classified into favonoids, stilbenes and phenolic acids. In the case of favonoics, the…

milk proteins

Milk contains beneficial components. Butterfar, casein and lactose are the most common. Other components include lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, immunoglobulins, sialyllactose, phospholipids. The two major categories of milk proteins is casein and…

iron

Iron is an essential trace element required for growth and development of all lving organisms.  Regulation of Iron (homeostasis) Iron content is reuglated by controlling iron absorption, Iron recycling and release…