Antioxidant and ACE Inhibition Activity of Mushrooms.

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Antioxidants and ACE inhibitors (inhibitors of angiotensin I-converting enzyme) are used to control blood pressure. Synthetic ACE inhibitors have many side effects, so natural sources are needed. (Control of hypertension reduces cardiovascular disease.) Mushrooms are considered good functional foods. Mushroom preparations usually consist of boiling the mushrooms before eating them for easier digestion. The present […]

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Conditions: Hypertension, Lipid peroxidation, Oxidative stress

Supplements: Antioxidants, Beta-carotene, Lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa), Quercetin, Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), Split gill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)

Foods: Agrocybe sp., Mushrooms, Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), Schizophyllum commune

Miscellaneous: Acetylcholinesterase (ACE) inhibitior, Diet, Free radical scavengers, Phenols, Polyphenols

Trial of Ginkgo Biloba for Dementia.

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

The authors studied Ginkgo biloba with patients who had Alzheimer’s dementia and multi-infarction dementia (due to multiple small strokes). The patients were given 40 mg. of a 24% extract of Ginkgo biloba three times a day. Compared to patients who did not receive the extract, the treated patients showed moderate benefit with improvement on tests […]

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Conditions: Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive impairment, Dementia, Multi-Infarction dementia, Stroke

Supplements: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

Miscellaneous: Flavoneglycosides, Free radical scavengers

Anticancer Activity of Grape Antioxidants.

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

To read the author’s abstract of the article, click on the title of the article. Then, to read the full article, click on the full text icon. KEY WORDS: Anticancer, Antioxidants, Apoptosis, Cancer, Cancer prevention, Cancer-protective, Chelate, COX-2, Diet, Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Estrogen receptor, Free radical scavenging, Fruit, Grape juice, Grape (Vitis vinifera), […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Cancer, Lipid peroxidation, Oxidation

Foods: Fruits, Grape juice, Grape seed oil, Grapes

Miscellaneous: Chelation, COX-2, Diet, Free radical scavengers, Phenols, Prostaglandins

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