Proc Biol Sci. 1998 October 7; 265(1408): 1847–1851. Physical work causes suppression of ovarian function in women. G Jasieńska and P T Ellison The suppression of reproductive function is known to occur in women engaging in activities that require high energetic expenses, such as sport participation and subsistence work. It is still unclear, however, if [...]
In adults, prostaglandins are known to be involved in many of the harmful effects of inflammation. They are formed from the polyunsaturated fats, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid, which we are unable to synthesize ourselves, so the adult’s exposure to the prostaglandins is influenced by diet. -Ray Peat, PhD Adv Shock Res. 1981;6:83-91. Implications for [...]
Also see: Exercise Induced Stress; Tryptophan, Fatigue, Training, and Performance; Carbohydrate Lowers Free Tryptophan Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Feb;38(2):286-92. Effects of graded carbohydrate supplementation on the immune response in cycling. Scharhag J, Meyer T, Auracher M, Gabriel HH, Kindermann W. PURPOSE: This study examined the acute immune response after three standardized cycling sessions of [...]
Res Clin Stud Headache. 1978;6:110-6. Role of individual free fatty acids in migraine. Anthony M. Total plasma free fatty acids, platelet serotonin content and plasma stearic, palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids were estimated in 10 migraine patients before, during and after a migraine attack. Total and individual plasma free fatty acid levels rose and platelet [...]
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Clin J Sport Med. 2001 Jan;11(1):38-43. The acute phase response and exercise: the ultramarathon as prototype exercise. Fallon KE. OBJECTIVE: Controversy exists in relation to the nature of the acute phase response, which is known to occur following endurance exercise. This study was conducted to demonstrate the similarities between this response and the response consequent [...]
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Nov;169(5):1223-6. Excessive estradiol secretion in polycystic ovarian disease. Benjamin F, Toles AW, Seltzer VL, Deutsch S. Polycystic ovarian disease is both a hyperestrogenic and a hyperandrogenic syndrome, and all studies have shown that hyperestrogenemia is the result of an elevation of estrone with plasma estradiol levels in the normal follicular [...]
J Sports Sci. 1995 Summer;13 Spec No:S49-53. Central and peripheral factors in fatigue. Davis JM. The causes of fatigue during muscular exercise include factors that reside in the brain (central mechanisms) as well as the muscles themselves (peripheral mechanisms). Central fatigue is largely unexplored, but there is increasing evidence that increased brain serotonin (5-HT) can [...]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Aug;72(2 Suppl):573S-8S. Serotonin and central nervous system fatigue: nutritional considerations. Davis JM, Alderson NL, Welsh RS. Fatigue from voluntary muscular effort is a complex phenomenon involving the central nervous system (CNS) and muscle. An understanding of the mechanisms within muscle that cause fatigue has led to the development of nutritional [...]
by Chris Kresser L.Ac June 30, 2008 in Depression, Myths & Truths Source “A theory that is wrong is considered preferable to admitting our ignorance.” – Elliot Vallenstein, Ph.D. The idea that depression and other mental health conditions are caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain is so deeply ingrained in our psyche that it [...]
