Mechanisms and consequencesInsulin is a highly effective anabolic hormone that is primarily produced in the pancreas, and small amounts are ...
October 4, 2022
The interface between prescribed medicines and nutritional factors is so overlooked that it is commonly referred to as drug-nutrient interactions. We decided PharmacoNutrition is a suitable name as it encompasses the broad scope of the field.
Pharmaconutrition interactions are overlooked because -
The ultimate question is “Who will conduct the research?”:
PharmacoNutrition comprises 2 components -
The online platform Medications & Nutrition provides a comprehensive range of clinically-useful, referenced, research evidence that is presented in a dot point format to improve accessibility to the latest research for busy clinicians. Examples of integration formats are included in the Case study component of our MedNut Mail series.
October 4, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesInsulin is a highly effective anabolic hormone that is primarily produced in the pancreas, and small amounts are ...
September 27, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesSupported by policies, practices and programs, harm minimisation is essentially a philosophy, in a range of sectors, to ...
September 20, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesDenosumab is prescribed for the treatment of bone loss in adults at high risk of bone fractures. It ...
September 15, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesBone health is so important and so overlooked and is usually only considered once there is a problem.Bone ...
September 8, 2022
Guest case studyA reader sent in this list of prescribed medications and did not provide any other information.Drug-food interactionsAllopurinolHigh intake ...
July 25, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesNeuroinflammation occurs when the brain’s innate immune system is challenged by factors such as injury, infection, toxin exposure, ...
July 19, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesCosts of inaction is a term typically associated with business decisions. What are the costs if you choose ...
July 12, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesPantothenate is important in many basic physiological functions, and especially as a precursor for Coenzyme A also known ...
June 29, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesAstrocytes are overlooked essential intermediaries in neurological physiology. Astrocytes operate on a network system whereby they service hundreds, ...
June 21, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesElevated blood levels of nutrients are currently neither looked for nor considered to contribute clinically to disease processes ...
June 15, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesPyridoxine (Vitamin B6) is important in many body functions and is seemingly now becoming “sexy” to some in ...
June 8, 2022
Time-saving templatesTemplates are useful for ensuring essential information is passed on without any aspect being overlooked as they can be ...
June 1, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesPantothenate is a nutrient that is very out-of-sight and out-of-mind – is there, or should there be, a ...
May 24, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesThe combination of identification of physiological transporters and their potential for accessing currently inaccessible-for-pharmaceuticals parts of the body ...
May 10, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesPhysiological transporters (aka “drug transporters”) are seemingly a one-way gate for substances to pass from one carrier to ...
May 3, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesA recent seminal study (DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA120.013610) found that ThTr1/2 (Thiamine Transporters 1/2) can transport both thiamine and pyridoxine ...
April 26, 2022
Time-saving templatesPersonalising templates is a more effective use of time than writing each essentially-similar entry from scratch – the days ...
April 19, 2022
Guest case studyThis email is based on a question from a reader.I have a curious case study - 89 year ...
April 5, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesA fall is defined as an event in which a person inadvertently comes to rest on the ground ...
March 29, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesNutrition support products are typically administered if a person has lost weight or has very poor appetite, and ...