Articles by Dr. Gene Bruno, DBM, MS,RH(AHG), The Vitamin Professor
Resveratrol and the Coronavirus
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington University of Health Sciences In 2017, an in-vitro study1 examined the antiviral effect of resveratrol against cells from coronavirus infected patients. Results showed that resveratrol: Significantly inhibited coronavirus infection Significantly prolonged cellular survival after virus infection Decreased the replication of nucleocapsid, a protein essential for coronavirus replication Down-regulated ...
Xylooligosaccharides: The Low-dose Prebiotic
Dietary prebiotics are typically fiber compounds that human beings cannot digest. However, prebiotics can be digested by the friendly probiotic bacteria that reside in our gut, nourishing them, stimulating their growth or activity and helping them to colonize the large intestine.1 In the world of dietary supplements, there are several prebiotics from which to choose—perhaps ...
French Grape & Wild Blueberry Extracts to Enhance Memory and Learning Capacity
Dietary supplements marketed as cognitive enhancers generally fall into two primary categories: those that enhance memory in aging adults with cognitive decline, and those positioned as nootropics—supplements that improve one or more aspects of cognitive function in healthy people of different age groups, including students. Often, research on nutraceuticals used in either type of supplement ...
Resveratrol Prevents Bone Density Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG), Huntington University of Health Sciences Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have an increased risk of fracture, and researchers are continually searching for strategies to help prevent bone loss and reduce fracture risk. One potentially promising strategy is the use of resveratrol. Preclinical Research on Resveratrol for Bone ...
Phosphatidylserine: A Nutraceutical for Mental Performance, Mood and Stress
Given the title of this article, it may be your impression that I am positioning phosphatidylserine (PS) as a “brain nutrient.” If so, you are correct. The fact is that this phospholipid is an integral component in the structure of the brain and spinal cord, and is active at cell membranes (including synaptic membranes which ...
Quercetin Phytosome for Inflammation, Athletic Performance and More
Athough a mainstay in the dietary supplement industry, quercetin is one of those nutraceuticals that many people seem to struggle with when asked the question, “What does it do?” This article attempts to provide elucidation, with a specific focus on quercetin phytosome. Categorically, quercetin is a flavonol—one of six subclasses of flavonoid compounds1—that naturally occurs ...
The Effects of Five Different Sweeteners on Weight Gain/Loss
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington University of Health Sciences The public and health care professionals alike have always had a love/hate relationship with low-calorie sweeteners—especially artificial sweeteners. Many like that fact that these sweeteners have no calories but dislike the fact that they are synthetic. I do understand the sentiment. This is ...
Apple Polyphenols: Clinical Support for Weight & Glucose Management, Cardiovascular Protection & More
The humble apple has an impressive history in Western art, literature and medicine. In mythology, the Norse gods owed their immortality to apples. The Arabian Nights even features a magic apple capable of curing all human diseases. Then, first appearing in print in 1866, was the proverb that “an apple a day keeps the doctor ...
Iron Protein Succinylate: Gentle Iron for Anemia, Athletic Women and Clinical Intervention
Found in hundreds of proteins and enzymes, iron is an essential mineral for human beings and other species.1,2 The major contribution of this mineral to human health is its use in the formation of heme, an iron-containing compound found in two proteins: hemoglobin and myoglobin. Both are involved in the transport and storage of oxygen. ...
Three Small Pain Studies Using CBD
By Prof. Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington University of Health Sciences Cannabidiol (CBD) has been used extensively for a broad range of medical conditions, including pain management. Following are summaries of three published studies on the use of CBD in pain management in small, unique population groups Kidney transplant pain Since chronic pain is ...
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