Browsing articles in "iron"

Carbon Dioxide as an Antioxidant

Nov 27, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   altitude, antioxidant, asthma, carbon dioxide, co2, free radical, General, hypercapnia, iron, lactic acid, oxidative stress, Ray Peat, reactive oxygen species  //  Comments Off on Carbon Dioxide as an Antioxidant
Also see: Carbon Dioxide Basics Comparison: Carbon Dioxide v. Lactic Acid Comparison: Oxidative Metabolism v. Glycolytic Metabolic Promoters of Efficient v. Inefficient Metabolism Altitude Sickness: Therapeutic Effects of Acetazolamide and Carbon Dioxide Low CO2 in Hypothyroidism Protective Altitude Lactate Paradox: High Altitude and Exercise Protective Carbon Dioxide, Exercise, and Performance Synergistic Effect of Creatine and [...]

Unsaturated Fats and Age Pigment

Apr 23, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   free radicals, General, iron, lipofuscin, polyunsaturated fatty acids, proteolytic, PUFA, unsaturated fats  //  Comments Off on Unsaturated Fats and Age Pigment
Adv Exp Med Biol. 1989;266:3-15. Lipofuscin and ceroid formation: the cellular recycling system. Harman D. Lipofuscin, age pigment, is a dark pigment with a strong autofluorescence seen with increasing frequency with advancing age in the cytoplasm of postmitotic cells. By bright-field light microscopy lipofuscin appears as irregular yellow to brown granules ranging in size from [...]

Vitamin C and Iron Absorption

Feb 15, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   ascorbic acid, General, heme, iron, nonheme, orange juice, vitamin c  //  Comments Off on Vitamin C and Iron Absorption
Int J Vitam Nutr Res Suppl. 1989;30:103-8. The role of vitamin C in iron absorption. Hallberg L, Brune M, Rossander L. Iron requirements remain the same despite the current lower energy requirement. This means that more iron must be absorbed per unit energy. A higher bioavailability of the dietary iron can be achieved by increasing [...]

Coffee Inhibits Iron Absorption

Jan 18, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   cancer, coffee, General, heme, iron, non heme, Ray Peat  //  Comments Off on Coffee Inhibits Iron Absorption
Arch Latinoam Nutr. 2000 Sep;50(3):243-8. New property of vitamin A and beta-carotene on human iron absorption: effect on phytate and polyphenols as inhibitors of iron absorption. Layrisse M, García-Casal MN, Solano L, Barón MA, Arguello F, Llovera D, Ramírez J, Leets I, Tropper E. One hundred and seventy four human subjects were studied to find [...]

Multiple Sclerosis & Other Hormone-Related Brain Syndromes

by Ray Peat, PhD Since I am trying to discuss a complex matter in a single article, I have separately outlined the essential technical points of the argument in a section at the beginning, then I explain how my ideas on the subject developed, and finally there is a glossary. If you start with “Short-day [...]
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