Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Also called: Calcium
What it does
Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Long-term low int…
An enzyme the body makes that breaks down hydrogen peroxide.
Also called: Catalase
The peroxide-handling step
In Dr. Purser’s antioxidant teaching, catalase helps break hydrogen peroxide down into water and oxygen. It is discussed after SOD…
A trace element marketed in supplements; its essential role in humans remains under discussion.
Also called: Chromium
What it does
A trace element marketed in supplements; its essential role in humans remains under discussion.
How supplemen…
Supports iron handling, connective tissue and antioxidant enzymes.
Also called: Copper
Copper amount and copper handling are different questions
Dr. Purser’s course discusses copper, zinc and metallothionein in its fibromyalgia and mineral …
A compound involved in mitochondrial electron transport and antioxidant chemistry.
Also called: CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Coenzyme Q10
Ask which CoQ10 was tried
Dr. Purser’s mitochondrial chapter connects CoQ10 with cellular energy and antioxid…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Cysteine
A building block for glutathione
Dr. Purser’s course connects cysteine and NAC with the raw-material side of glutathione production. CBS and CTH he…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Glutamine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Review glutamine within prot…
A molecule made from glutamate, cysteine and glycine that participates in cellular redox balance.
Also called: Glutathione (GSH), GSH
Making, using and recycling glutathione
Your body makes glutathione from three building blocks. Several ge…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Isoleucine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Isoleucine is a branched-ch…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Leucine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Leucine is a branched-chain es…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Lysine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Lysine is an essential amino ac…
Helps enzymes, nerves and muscles work, and participates in energy production.
Also called: Magnesium, magnesium deficiency, muscle cramps
A cofactor across several systems
Dr. Purser’s course places magnesium in energy, muscle, nerve, slee…
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