A discussion of heat-related illnesses during heat waves, which are on the rise in our warming world, led a reader in Arizona to share a tip that comes from his grandmother
He has over 14 years of experience in caring for patients with rheumatologic diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid ar
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After discussing the limited evidence for additive benefit, he and his clinician start L-carnitine at 1 gram per day and CLA at a lower fraction of 3.2 grams per day
It is known that gut microbes can metabolize EGCG into fission products that are more bioavailable and easier to pass through the BBB to exert neuroprotective effects (214)
We hypothesize that the influence of SFN on the gut microbiota is at least partly related to the effects on their habitat, i.e., the gut such as (i) alleviation of oxidative stress and inflammation in the intestine, (ii) increase of the expression of tight junction proteins, preventing excessive intestinal permeability and invasion of luminal bacteria, and (iii) promotion of gut detoxification capability via increase of activity of phase II detoxification enzymes such as GSTs