Northern Nutritionals

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  • Phytonutrients

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    Karline Jensen
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    The IFM Phytonutrient Spectrum – Comprehensive Guide has some great ideas about how to diversify your diet and consume a broader range of nutrients, like that cooking carrots with a little olive oil can make the carotenoids more bioavailable.  I love the idea that eating green leafy vegetables every day slows aging by 11 years. …

  • Polyphenols for Intestinal Permeability

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    Del Bo’ et al. (2021) conducted a randomized controlled trial to see if a diet emphasizing polyphenols would be able to help address intestinal permeability in older people.  They found that beneficial bacteria for fiber fermentation and butyrate were increased, and blood pressure was decreased.  Those who started out with greater impairment of the tight…

  • Quercetin

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    Among the polyphenol phytochemicals found in blueberries, broccoli, onions, and green tea is the flavonoid quercetin (Li et al., 2021).  Quercetin is also found in apples and grapes (Gugliandolo et al., 2020).  Sanver et al. describe the structure of quercetin in a peer-reviewed primary article; they found that the different structures of different types of…