Articles by Dr. Gene Bruno, DBM, MS,RH(AHG), The Vitamin Professor
Biohacking Longevity: Nutrigenomic Targets with Proven Nutraceuticals – Part 1
“Biohacking” and “longevity” are two popular buzzwords in the dietary supplement industry, while the term “nutrigenomic” is less known. Nevertheless, they all work together to achieve one of the most important nutraceutical strategies available for helping to put more years in your life and life in your years. This was a topic I presented at ...
Autophagy & Senescence for Healthy Aging: The Role of Spermidine & Fisetin
This article is about autophagy and senescence, critical biological processes, and their roles in aging, health and wellness. It’s also about spermidine and fisetin, two naturally occurring compounds, and their role in promoting autophagy and reducing senescence. Let’s start with autophagy. Autophagy Autophagy (pronounced “ah-TAH-fah-gee”) is the body’s process of breaking down old and damaged ...
A Blast From the Past: The Surprising Benefits of Bitters
Digestive bitters—or just “bitters” for short—have a long history of use in herbal medicine for promoting digestion. But is there any real science supporting the use of bitter herbs for this purpose? This article will examine the history and science of bitters. Introduction to Bitters Bitters are substances found in a variety of herbs, and ...
Vitamin D3: Common Uses, New Research & Different Sources
In a 2013 issue of Vitamin Retailer (Natural Practitioner’s sister publication) I wrote an article titled, “Vitamin D: A Research Update.” Then, in the February 2024 issue of Vitamin Retailer I wrote an article titled, “Synthetic vs. Vegan D3: Impact on Health & Sustainability.” So why write another article on vitamin D? The answer is ...
Evaluating Different Forms of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Fish, Krill and Algae Oils
Omega fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]) are universally recognized for their importance to human health. This includes their value for cardiovascular health,1-5 joint health and mitigating inflammation,6-8 reducing UV-induced skin aging9-13 and a range of other issues. Now consider that, although guidelines recommend a combined DHA and EPA intake of between ...
Nutraceutical Compensation for the Adverse Effects of GLP-1 Agonist Drugs
The use of GLP-1 agonist drugs—particularly for weight loss—are trending in a huge way. According to a new report,1 GLP-1s were the best-selling drug class in 2024, with approximately $50 billion in annual sales, and forecasted to surpass $100 billion by 2029 with an astounding compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent. Certainly, anyone who ...
Polyamines for Cognitive Performance, Healthy Hair & More
Polyamines, including spermidine, spermine and putrescine, are synthesized in every living cell and are contained in many foods. They have many physiological activities, such as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, cell and gene protection, and autophagy activation. They also have multiple demonstrated applications for health and wellness, including healthy aging,1-4 cognitive health,5-7 hair health8,9 and hormonal ...
Vitamin K1 & K2 as MK-7 and MK-4: Differences and Applications
Vitamin K, particularly vitamin K2, represents a significant segment of the vitamin market. In fact, the global vitamin K2 market size was estimated at $421.1 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8 percent from 2024 to 2030.1 Certainly, vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 (MK-7) has been recognized for its role ...
The Prebiotic Benefits of Acacia Gum & Baobab Fibers
If you’ve been part of the dietary supplement industry for the past few years, you will certainly have seen the increased popularity of the biotics market (pre-, pro- and postbiotics). In particular, prebiotics have seen significant growth, with a global valuation of $6.67 billion in 2023, and an expected compound annual growth rate of 6.3 ...
Synthetic Melatonin vs. Phytomelatonin: The Scientific Difference
Are natural source nutraceuticals better than the synthetic version? The honest answer is sometimes yes, sometimes no. It really depends on whether the science on that nutraceutical can show a demonstrable difference. For most of the time melatonin has been on the market there has really been no opportunity to answer this question since synthetic ...
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