Author name: theodoros

Brain exposed to television light

Screen time and autism spectrum disorders 

Screen time and autism are inherently connected. Artificial light emmited by screens affects circadian genes and directly impacts neurotransmitters, hormones and creatine metabolism which is implicated in autistic symptoms​ All interventions aimed at improving autistic symptoms are primarily suppressive in nature, either by reducing the activity of certain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, or by inducing …

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Creatine and autism Is your child's brain starving

Creatine for autism – Is your child’s brain starving?

Creatine for autism Is your child’s brain starving? How important is creatine for autism in order to learn new knowledge and how is creatine metabolism involved in autism pathogenesis There are several different theories trying to explain the skyrocking increase in autism prevalence. But, autism is a syndrome. It is actually a spectrum of syndromes. …

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Stop the alkaline madness

Until the dominance of the internet, the words acidic and alkaline were used mostly by chemists and scientists. Only a few were aware of the pH scale. Now, words like these have flooded the internet and anyone may understand the difference between acidic and alkaline. They are mostly used by dietitians, nutritionists and some doctors …

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Bag with glutamine powder

Can glutamine cause diarrhea?

IBS miracle or pathogen’s superfood? L-glutamine is a non-essential amino acid that is used in making almost every protein in our body. Besides this structural role, L-glutamine is crucial in key neurotransmitting processes as it is a pool substrate for making the most important (both in health and disease) excitatory molecule, glutamate. Table of Contents …

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