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The Krebs cycle (also called the citric acid or TCA cycle) is a series of chemical reactions that take place in the mitochondria of each cell to break down nutrients into usable energy. The cycle is the powerhouse of aerobic cells, producing energy (ATP and...

The vast majority of thyroid hormone deficiency is managed with a simple (but monitored) daily intake of exogenous L-thyroxine (“thyroxine” or “T4”), first discovered in its pure porcine extract form at the Mayo Clinic in 1914 and later successfully synthesised by the...

Ordinarily speaking, the body uses oxygen in most, but not all, bodily chemical reactions, particularly in the production of energy.  It uses this energy to perform a variety of routine bodily functions that sustain life in the broadest terms such as defending itself...

This blog provides some insight and guidance into the main travel vaccines and conditions they are necessary to prevent via active (vaccination) immunity via a review of the available literature. Hepatitis A This is a type of viral liver infection caused by hepatitis...

According to various scientific information sources, a superfood is an unscientific term used in various contexts used to describe food with high nutrient, vitamin or phytochemical content that may confer health benefits, with few properties considered to be negative....

Vitamin C Vitamin C (aka. ascorbic acid) cannot be manufactured by our bodies so it must be derived from food or food supplements. Vitamin C is crucial for normal body functioning especially ‘healing’ but it also plays a variety of other key roles in our health...