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The use of prescription drugs is often overlooked as a major factor that contributes to nutritional deficiencies. Typically, the focus is placed on diet and perhaps some lifestyle issues, but many are unaware that the medications they use are possibly creating additional health problems that may not become apparent for a long time. Drug-induced nutrient depletion is a health threat that is not acknowledged by the majority of health care practitioners and it's not because of a lack of information about the subject, because many studies have been published that document the drug-induced depletion of nutrients.
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Nutraceutical is a combination of "nutritional" and "pharmaceutical" and refers to foods thought to have a beneficial effect on human health. Dr. Stephen DeFelice coined the term in 1989. The term nutraceutical can also refer to individual chemicals, which are present in common foods and may be delivered in a non-drug form as a dietary supplement. Many such nutraceuticals are phytonutrients.
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Our biological systems literally wear out as they age. There are several reasons this happens with aging. The most widely accepted reason centers around free radicals. When your body burns food for energy, like many energy producing systems, it also produces byproducts. Your car’s engine produces heat and exhaust and likewise your body produces heat and free radicals.
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There have been numerous studies showing benefit for reducing effects of aging of the brain, especially with use of alpha lipoic acid (ALA) and acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC). There have actually been studies going back to the 1980s and even prior, demonstrating safety and efficacy for these two nutrients, both individually and in combination. In one study published in the 1990s, aged mice were given a combination of these two nutrients. There was a review article published in the November 2004 edition of the Annals of New York Academy of Science by Dr. Bruce Ames. More on ALA and ALC
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