Prenatal stress produces learning deficits associated with an inhibition of neurogenesis in the hippocampus
Elderly individuals exhibit significantly lower glutathione levels and reduced synthesis rates compared to younger adults
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The optimal range: Most functional medicine practitioners consider optimal homocysteine levels to be: 7-8 mol/L ideal range for most people Below 6 mol/L may warrant investigation, especially with symptoms Above 10 mol/L increased cardiovascular risk Above 15 mol/L significantly elevated, requires intervention Why both extremes matter: The medical community has focused heavily on high homocysteine for decades because the cardiovascular risks are well-established
And for fitness specifically, the big caveat applies to all of these: rapid weight loss without resistance training and adequate protein costs you a lot of muscle , not just fat