Summary: An older woman suffers from fatigue and finds some relief in taking basic amino acid supplements. History: A 55-year-old female with extreme fatigue. She also suffers from osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, depression and headaches. The patient starting taking free formed basic amino acids after h... [More]

Humans can display a range of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) levels in serum, yet high circulating CoQ10 does not indicate it is sufficient for production of ATP in the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Using statin drugs can interfere with CoQ10 production, compromising cellular energy production. High... [More]

by Stephen T. Sinatra, MD & James C. Roberts There's new hope for preventing and treating heart disease. If you suffer from heart disease, Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra has the solution you've been looking for: Maximize the amount of oxygen you heart extracts from your bloodstream by acclerating the ra... [More]

Chronic Fatigue and Amino Acids Richard S. Lord, Ph.D. and J. Alexander Bralley, Ph.D., C.C.N Source: Journal of Applied Nutrition, 46(3):74-78(1994) Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussio... [More]

Neustadt J, “Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Disease.” Integrative Medicine. 2006 June/July 5(3): p.14-20. NeustadtJ2006MitoDysfunction.pdf (7.15 mb) Abstract Since the first mitochondrial dysfunction was described in the 1960s, the medicine has advanced in its understanding the role mito... [More]

Introduction Vitamin status may be assessed using a variety of direct and indirect measurements. Concentrations of vitamins can be measured in serum or blood cells. Vitamin metabolites may be measured in blood or urine. Changes in response to added vitamins may be measured as specific enzyme activit... [More]