Vitamin A

Dietary Fibre and Bacterial SCFA Enhance Oral Tolerance and Protect against Food Allergy through Diverse Cellular Pathways

July 5, 2016

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In June 2016 Cell Reports a well-respected science journal published a fascinating paper on the connection between short chain fatty acids and associated nutrient…

Vitamin A and Immune Specificity

October 22, 2015

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Homeostasis — literally ‘standing still’ — describes the mechanisms by which all biological systems maintain stability. In effect this is the position at which…

Vitamin A Recap

July 16, 2015

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“A vitamin is a substance that makes you ill if you don’t eat it.” (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1937). Vitamins…

Vit D and IBD

June 30, 2015

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A research paper published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal showed that if you are experiencing a period of remission with Cohn’s disease that…

Vitamin A: Friend or Foe

April 9, 2014

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It is well established that high retinoic acid (RA) levels leads to teratogenic effects both in human and experimental models. Brain abnormalities such as…

Vitamin A Makes the Gut Headlines

February 27, 2014

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In terms of the immune response in humans nutrients have a very important role to play and none more so than vitamin A. a…

Older Population Experiences Vit D Deficiency More Commonly – What Are The Risks?

May 15, 2013

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Having severe vitamin D deficiency may put people aged 65 years and older at more than twice the risk of having self-reported respiratory disease,…

So How Much Vitamin D do I Need?

March 8, 2012

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In practice life a number of questions arise relating to all supplemental suggestions and vitamin D is no different. • What do I need…

Probiotics Can Make Dendritic Cells Stop Singing the Blues

February 15, 2012

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GUT is one of my favourite journals, as they regularly explore the ‘alternative’ approaches to colon health management with a vigour that appeases the…

Gut Flora, Probiotics and Vitamins A+D – Do they influence Allergy and Autoimmunity.

March 24, 2011

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Michael Ash BSc, DO, ND FDipION The fields of immunology, microbiology, nutrition, epigenetics and metabolism are rapidly converging utilising a systems biology methodology to…