The longevity gene
The longevity gene

The longevity gene

And when i say longevity i mean a bigger health span, as opposed to the well known life span. It is not enough to live longer, if you are not healthy, so do not forget what our immortal James Dean said: 'It is important to die young, but as late as possible!'. I will explore many unorthodox ways, ranging from gut microbiota manipulation to ancient Ayurveda ritual, trying to combine them in an ample resource, from which you can get and apply whatever is better for you at the present moment.


Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin B12 (introduction).

11 Dec 2020 1 minute read 6 comments Heruvim78

The largest and most complex B vitamin, the B12 is a generic name for a specific group of Cobalt containing corrinoids with human biological activity (the cobalt give the red colour when is mixed with water). In 1934, the researchers found out that e...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Folates deficiency and toxicity

10 Dec 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78

The deficiency can be caused by inadequate intake, defective absorption, abnormal metabolism or increased requirements. You can detect this directly, measuring red cell folate concentration, or indirectly, if the blood concentration of homocysteine i...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Absorption and metabolism of folate

9 Dec 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78

  Folates are complex molecules, of both plant and animal origin. From a chemical perspective, same backbone, with a side group(s) attached (a methyl group and one or more glutamate groups). Under the action of an enzyme, all except one glutamate are...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Folates and folic acid

6 Dec 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78

Folates are a group of water soluble B vitamins, including the folic acid, which is a synthetic compound used for supplementation purposes and as food fortifier, because it is a very stable option, and other naturally occurring folates (folium means...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin C functions and its deficiency

5 Dec 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78

What are the vitamin C body functions? You may know some of them.  Vitamin C is a very powerful antioxidant, neutralizing pollutants and toxins, the harmful free radicals are neutralized donating electrons, can be reactivated accepting electrons agai...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin C (introduction)

4 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78

Most famous of all the vitamins, the water soluble vitamin C was first named the anti-scurvy vitamin, and humans, primates and guinea pigs need this vitamin from an external source, while other animals can synthetize vitamin C from glucose and galact...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Water soluble vitamins

2 Dec 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78

As you may already know, the water soluble vitamins are vitamin C and all the vitamins B (called vitamin B complex). All the vitamins B work close together, so it is difficult to determine which one is missing.  Before i start, it is important to exp...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin K deficiency

1 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78

The vitamin K deficiency is uncommon in healthy adults, but can still happen if you have fat malabsorption, liver diseases, prolonged antibiotic therapy or gastrointestinal disorders. You can check the severity of vitamin K deficiency by measuring cl...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin K

30 Nov 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Heruvim78

Vitamin K was discovered by the Danish Scientist Henrik Dam in 1935, K resulting from 'Koagulation Vitamin', because this one is essential in blood coagulation. Unless you have a clinical problem regarding the absorption, you are safe and you cannot...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin E

29 Nov 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78

Vitamin E is another fat-soluble vitamin, with role in cell signalling, regulation of genes, inhibition of cell proliferation and platelet aggregation (specific role for alpha tocopherol). Vitamin E has eight fat soluble compounds, four being tocophe...