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From heart beats to health recipes: The role of fractal physiology in the Ancestral Health movement [PDF]

, 2013
The human body—an amazing biological system that scales up fractally from its cellular building blocks—exhibits an incredible ability to self heal. Why then, are chronic diseases and degeneration on the rise in the population?
Blaisdell, Aaron P.
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Pregnancy and lactation: physiological adjustments, nutritional requirements and the role of dietary supplements.

Journal of NutriLife, 2003
Nutritional needs are increased during pregnancy and lactation for support of fetal and infant growth and development along with alterations in maternal tissues and metabolism.
M. Picciano
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CRISPR/Cas‐Mediated Gene Editing in Plant Immunity and Its Potential for the Future Development of Fungal, Oomycete, and Bacterial Pathogen‐Resistant Pulse Crops

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pulses provide myriad health benefits and are advantageous in an environmental context as a result of their leguminous nature. However, phytopathogenic fungi, oomycetes and bacteria pose a substantial threat to pulse production, at times leading to crop failure.
Stacy D. Singer, Mohammed M. Mukthar, Udaya Subedi, Hari Poudel, Guanqun Chen, Nora Foroud, Syama Chatterton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Physical Stress on Salivary Buffering Capacity [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Saliva has many properties and the buffering capacity is important for the neutralization of oral fluids. It is unclear whether stressful conditions directly affect salivary buffering capacity, and we investigated the impact of physical ...
Nagata, E. (Emi), Nakashima, Y. (Yu), Oho, T. (Takahiko)   +2 more
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Recent development of prebiotic research — statement from an expert workshop [PDF]

, 2017
A dietary prebiotic is defined as ‘a substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring a health benefit’. Although this definition evolved concomitantly with the knowledge and technological developments that accrued in the last ...
Harmsen, Hermie, La Fata, Giorgio, Lacroix, Christophe, Mohajeri, M., Rastall, Robert A., Steinert, Robert, Weber, Peter   +6 more
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Nutritional Gaps and Supplementation in the First 1000 Days

Nutrients, 2019
Optimized nutrition during the first 1000 days (from conception through the 2nd birthday) is critical for healthy development and a healthy life for the newborn.
Katrina Beluska-Turkan, Renee Korczak, B. Hartell, K. Moskal, J. Maukonen, D. Alexander, N. Salem, L. Harkness, Wafaa Ayad, Jacalyn Szaro, Kelly Zhang, N. Siriwardhana   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infant feeding practices among HIV-positive mothers at Tembisa hospital, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2017
Background Despite the nutritional, physiological and emotional benefits of breastfeeding, HIV-positive mothers cannot practise exclusive breastfeeding for six months because of a range of influences on their feeding choice – thereby creating a caveat ...
Armelia Chaponda, D. Goon, M. Hoque
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing gastrointestinal tract and microbiota immune interaction in preterm infants [PDF]

, 2015
The role of microbial colonization is indispensable for keeping a balanced immune response in life. However, the events that regulate the establishment of the microbiota, their timing, and the way in which they interact with the host are not yet fully ...
A Jacquot, A Leaf, A Ledo, A Walker, AA Fanaroff, AA Luciano, AA Sharma, AJ Currie, AJ Nauta, AL Morrow, AN Ardissone, AS Goldman, BJ Stoll, BJ Stoll, BJ Stoll, C Gómez-Gallego, C Nussbaum, CJ Stewart, CJ Stewart, CR Martin, EA Cristofalo, EA Deitch, EB Hollister, EC Claud, Gaspar Pérez-Martínez, H Awad, IM Akin, J Neu, J Neu, J Plaza-Zamora, J Siggers, JA Holloway, JC Chang, JC Madan, JC Madan, JC Walker, Josef Neu, K Aagaard, K AlFaleh, L Moles, LJ Muglia, M Good, M Makhseed, M Vento, M Vento, M Vento, MA Quigley, María Carmen Collado, María Cernada, María Gormaz, MC Collado, MC Collado, MD Neal, MP Sherman, MS LaTuga, Máximo Vento, P Manzoni, PN Madianos, R Srinivasjois, RB Canani, RC Holman, RM Torrazza, RM Torrazza, S Arboleya, S Arboleya, SK Jain, T Strunk, T Strunk, TL Milcic, TR Abrahamsson, V Mai   +70 more
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Caregiver Feeding Practices in Guinea: Implications for Infant Dietary Diversity. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr
Graphical Abstract Findings revealed three caregiver feeding styles in peri‐urban Guinea, including forceful, uninvolved, and responsive. Adhering to a responsive feeding style in our sample was not associated with a higher dietary diversity score among infants from 6–9 months.
Schwendler TR, Keller KL, Jensen L, Na M, Fofana ML, Daffé M, Sankhon H, Kodish SR.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources