Whey protein rich in lactalbumin increases the ratio of plasma tryptophan to the sum of the other large neutral amino acids and improves cognitive performance in stress-vulnerable subjects Okay…I know the title is a little difficult to swallow, but there are several important concepts here. First a lesson in biochemistry of neurotransmitters… Tryptophan is an […]
Stress seems to predominate in society today. While I seem to have this internal broken record playing that line over and over in my head, it’s really just because the medical research demonstrating associations between chronic disease and stress is so overwhelming. Stress destroys you. Period. No matter how much you try to rationalize it […]
Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines I know I’m guilty here. We all know that sleep is very important and is a stress on the body, but to increase inflammation is definitely news to me. And considering that inflammation plays a role in just about every chronic disease we know of, […]
Work stress and risk of cardiovascular mortality It is well known that chronic states of stress lead to increased cortisol levels, and this increase in cortisol wreaks havoc on most body systems. One way it does this is by increasing insulin levels, producing abdominal obesity and increasing risk of heart disease. Insomnia, difficulty focusing and […]
You want to protect your brain . We send our kids onto the field with a helmet. The Tour de France riders wear helmets. So why do we destroy it from the inside out? Clearly we value the role of our brain in our everyday lives. This is the reasoning for the aforementioned protective headgear and all […]
