Glutathione is tripeptide and contains amino acids – glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine. It is alpha-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine and widely distributed in the tissues. Glutathione is a compound found in living organisms and serves a vital role… Read More »

Glycine has the simplest chemical structure amongst the amino acids but it is one of the most versatile of them. As the body can synthesize this amino acid so it is a non-essential amino acid.… Read More »Glycine – Benefits, Deficiency, Sources

Although not officially classed as a “trace mineral”, Germanium is one of the most important reasons why nutritional practitioners recommend natural foods, such as garlic. Germanium seems to be particularly effective in enhancing the body’s… Read More »

Carotenoids are a group of more than 700 compounds that produce the red, yellow, and orange colors found in many fruits and vegetables. Beta carotene (also called provitamin A) is the most widely studied carotenoid,… Read More »Carotenoids and Benefits

Phosphorus is the second most abundant mineral in the body and 85% of it is found in the bones. The rest of the body’s phosphorus is found in the blood, the fluid around and in… Read More »Phosphorus Information, Benefits, Deficiency, Food Sources

Magnesium is a constituent of bones and is present in all body cells. Human adult body contains about 25 g of magnesium of which about half is found in the skeleton. It appears that magnesium… Read More »Magnesium Information, Benefits, Food Sources, Deficiency

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Vitamin A covers a pre-formed, retinol, and a pro-vitamin, beta-carotene, some of which is converted to retinol in the intestinal mucosa. Sources of Vitamin A: Vitamin A is widely distributed in animal and plant foods… Read More »Articles: Vitamin A- Sources and Functions in the Body

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is a member of the B-group vitamins. It has a fundamental role in cellular oxidation. It is a co-factor in a number of enzymes involved with energy metabolism. Sources: Its richest natural… Read More »Articles: Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin Benefits, Deficiency and Sources

Cysteine is amino-mercaptorpropionic acid and cystine is dithio-aminopropionic acid. Metabolism of cystine is through the degradation of cysteine. Cysteine takes part in formation of pyruvic acid hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, formation of glutamic acid, and… Read More »Articles: Cysteine- Benefits and its functions