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The brain is like a garden

Just Like the Gut Flora, the Brain Can Be Compared to a Garden Just as we can compare the gut flora to a garden, we can think of the brain in similar terms. In this unique garden, however, synapt...

Normast and its Active Compound PEA: A New Alternative Available

For many years, Normast was a popular dietary supplement in the Netherlands, known for the substance Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). PEA is a naturally occurring molecule in the body, involved in vari...

Reintroduction of Palmitoylethanolamide - OptiPEA

Finally, a good alternative to Normast Palmitoylethanolamide In 2010, Ergomax introduced the substance Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) on a large scale in Western Europe. Until then, PEA and the produc...

Optimal health: Our diet (or dietary supplementation) is just one form of input

Eating natural, unprocessed foods and taking dietary supplements are a good start toward optimal health. But sometimes nutrition (even with supplementation) is not enough to bring about major or la...

Which form of carnitine is right for you?

Our cells contain several mechanisms responsible for energy production. Insights from recent years reveal that influencing just one of these mechanisms can affect the functioning of the entire cell...

Biofilms are the ideal living environment for microorganisms

When microorganisms form a colony, biofilms are created. These are sticky, slimy structures made of polysaccharides (polymers), providing a well-protected environment for both beneficial and harmfu...

The supercomputer in your head

Recently, scientists discovered that the capacity (computing power) of our brain is many times greater than previously thought. This might seem like just an interesting fact, but neuroscientists we...

Fish Oil: Friend or Foe? Part 1

The Love-Hate Relationship with Omega-3 Fatty Acids That the omega-3 fatty acids in fish (oil) are important is well known today. But this was not always the case. Science writer Susan Allport expl...

Fish Oil: Friend or Foe? Part 2

The Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids In our previous blog, we explained how humans gradually came to realize that omega-3 fats play an important role in the body. In this post, we explain why we are...