Dietary supplements (Amino acids, Minerals, Nootropics, Nutrients, Vitamins)
- History
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The first few amino acids were discovered in the early 19th century. In 1806, French chemists Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet isolated a compound in asparagus that was subsequently na ...
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- Amino acid
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Amino acids (/??mi?no?/, /??ma?no?/, or /??m?no?/) are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-ch ...
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- Mineral ecology
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Recent studies have shown a tight linkage between living organisms and chemical elements on this planet. This led to the redefinition of minerals as "an element or compound, amorphous or crystalline, ...
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- Other elements
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Many elements have been suggested as essential, but such claims have usually not been confirmed. Definitive evidence for efficacy comes from the characterization of a biomolecule containing the elemen ...
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- Dietary nutrition
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Dietitians may recommend that dietary elements are best supplied by ingesting specific foods rich with the chemical element(s) of interest. The elements may be naturally present in the food (e.g., cal ...
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- lood concentrations of dietary elements
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Dietary elements are present in a healthy human being's blood at certain mass and molar concentrations. The figure below presents the concentrations of each of the dietary elements discussed in this a ...
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- Essential chemical elements for mammals
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Some sources state that sixteen chemical elements are required to support human biochemical processes by serving structural and functional roles as well as electrolytes: However, as many as 26 element ...
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- Dietary element
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Dietary elements (commonly known as dietary minerals or mineral nutrients) are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen p ...
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- Unknown enhancement
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Other agents purported to have nootropic effects but do not (yet) have attributable mechanisms or clinically significant effects (but may upon refinement of administration) are listed below.Nootropics ...
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- Hormones
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These are hormones that have activity not necessarily attributable to another specific chemical interaction, but have shown effectiveness. Only specific nootropic effects are stated.Vasopressin—memor ...
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- Nerve growth stimulation and brain cell protection
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Nerves are necessary to the foundation of brain communication and their degeneracy, underperformance, or lacking can have disastrous results on brain functions. Antioxidants may prevent oxidative stre ...
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- Experimental histamine antagonists
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The H3-receptor decreases neurotransmitter release: histamine, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin. Thus, H3-receptor-antagonists increases cognition, vigilance, and wakefulness.Ciproxifan—produ ...
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- Blood flow and metabolic function
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Brain function is dependent on many basic processes such as the usage of ATP, removal of waste, and intake of new materials. Improving blood flow or altering these processes can benefit brain function ...
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- Anti-depression, adaptogenic (anti-stress), and mood stabilization
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Stress (specifically elevated levels of circulating corticosteroids) has been associated with the cognitive deficits seen in human aging. Many studies show that stress and fatigue negatively impact co ...
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- Sleep
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Sleep is known to be important in memory consolidation, mood, anxiety, appetite, and numerous other physiological processes. Drugs that improve sleep may therefore have an indirect nootropic effect.Se ...
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