THE PURSER WELLNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA
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What’s searchable?Helps hemoglobin carry oxygen and supports many cellular processes. Also called: Iron Energy is not enough reason to add iron Dr. Purser’s course connects iron with oxygen transport and energy while identifying it as a safety-sensitive mine…
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…
Helps several enzymes, including a mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme, function. Also called: Manganese The mitochondrial SOD connection Manganese helps support SOD2, an antioxidant enzyme that works in mitochondria. Enzymes and the nutrients…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes. Also called: Methionine Where the cycle begins Methionine is an essential amino acid used to make proteins. It also enters a pathway involving SAM, SAH, and homocysteine…
…uced form of a coenzyme involved in cellular energy reactions. Also called: NADH What it does The reduced form of a coenzyme involved in cellular energy reactions. How supplementation is approached NADH belongs to cellular-energy chemistry,…
A family of fats that includes ALA, EPA and DHA. Also called: Omega-3 Food source, chemical form and membrane function Dr. Purser’s course connects omega-3s with membranes, brain function and inflammatory/metabolic teaching. FADS1 and FADS2…
Different families of fatty acids. They do not all have the same dietary requirements or biological roles. Also called: Omega-6, Omega-7, and Omega-9 What it does Different families of fatty acids. They do not all have the same dietary requ…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes. Also called: Phenylalanine What it does An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes. How supplementation is approached Phenylalanine is an esse…
A compound sold in supplements; it is not an established essential human vitamin. Also called: PQQ (Pyrroloquinoline Quinone), Pyrroloquinoline Quinone A teaching category, not a deficiency diagnosis Dr. Purser’s course places PQQ in its mi…
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