Carol Petersen 
A review article entitled “Prolonged Isolated Soluble Dietary Fibre Supplementation in Overweight and Obese Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (1) illustrates a positive effect on weight loss with a wide variety of soluble fibers even with short term use. Endpoints such as improvements in insulin resistance, better elimination and promoting … Read more
Vast improvements in instrumentation opens the door to identify and quantify various biologic substances and heralds a new area of investigation. This process is called metabolomics. In the paper, cited below, the definition of the metabolomics is as follows: “Metabolomics is the global identification and quantification of a set of small molecules such as carbohydrates, … Read more
Complex Carbohydrates and Betaxym, A Novel Beta Glucan We have concentrated our attention on protein signalling for the work of cellular operation. However, there are 1000’s of carbohydrate or polysaccharide molecules that allow for vastly more molecular configurations than proteins. We usually think carbohydrates merely supply glucose as a source of cellular energy and ignore … Read more
Progesterone is essential for a long and healthy life. The body’s need for progesterone spans an entire lifetime, from being essential for conception to offering resilience and gentle aging. In women, progesterone is secreted in the second half of the menstrual cycle from the released corpus luteum and, in much greater quantity, by the placenta … Read more
The definition of acne rosacea at medicinenet.com is: “A chronic skin disease that causes persistent redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush mainly the forehead, the chin, and the lower half of the nose. The tiny blood vessels in these areas enlarge (dilate) and become more visible through the skin, … Read more