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  1. Pyrrhus

    Role of mitochondria, oxidative stress & the response to antioxidants in ME/CFS: A possible approach to SARS-CoV-2 ‘long-haulers’? (Wood et al., 2021)

    From the team of Warren Tate who, I am obligated to say, comes from New Zealand: Role of mitochondria, oxidative stress & the response to antioxidants in ME/CFS: A possible approach to SARS-CoV-2 ‘long-haulers’? (Wood et al., 2021)...
  2. uglevod

    Dark Side of Vitamin A(retinol)

    Vitamin A supplementation may cause immune system to 'forget' past infections. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150630121406.htm Although vitamin A supplementation can have profound health benefits when someone is deficient, new evidence is emerging to show that vitamin A...
  3. C

    Melatonin supplementation improve mitochondrial function - more than just sleep.

    This 2019 study is free to access. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle of a Fibromyalgia Model: The Potential Benefits of Melatonin ( https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/3/765 ) Discussion points of study - melatonin is: "useful to improve mitochondrial performance" "antioxidative"...