Helps enzymes process fats, carbohydrates and amino acids.
Also called: Biotin
What it does
Helps enzymes process fats, carbohydrates and amino acids.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Rare deficiency may cause hair thinning, rash and neurologic…
… element found in food; a human dietary requirement has not been established.
Also called: Boron
What it does
A trace element found in food; a human dietary requirement has not been established.
How supplementation is approached
Boron belon…
Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Also called: Calcium
What it does
Provides structure for bones and teeth and supports muscle and nerve signaling.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Long-term low int…
A berry used in cooked foods and extracts.
Also called: Elderberry
What it does
A berry used in cooked foods and extracts.
How this fits a treatment plan
Elderberry is an educational entry in the antioxidant encyclopedia. Purser Wellness do…
…nvolved in activation of vitamin K-dependent proteins.
Possible deficiency symptoms
There is no separate symptom checklist that diagnoses an MK-4 or MK-7 deficiency.
How supplementation is approached
MK-4 and MK-7 are forms of vitamin K2. D…
… similarities to calcium; supplemental strontium is not a substitute for calcium.
Also called: Strontium
What it does
An element with chemical similarities to calcium; supplemental strontium is not a substitute for calcium.
How supplementat…
Helps convert food into usable energy and supports nerve function.
Also called: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Thiamine
What it does
Helps convert food into usable energy and supports nerve function.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Severe deficiency c…
Supports amino-acid metabolism, neurotransmitter production and hemoglobin synthesis.
Also called: Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Pyridoxine
A connection between amino acids and brain chemistry
B6 helps with chemical messengers and the pathway fr…
Supports DNA synthesis and one-carbon metabolism, including the pathway that processes homocysteine.
Also called: Vitamin B9 (Folate), Folate, B9, folic acid, methylfolate, 5-MTHF, folinic acid, foods high in folate
Different folate forms, …
…. Review your eye health and any current eye-health formula before adding it. A low antioxidant-response category does not diagnose a zeaxanthin deficiency or set a treatment schedule.
What symptoms can—and cannot—tell you
There is no estab…
CBS helps move homocysteine into the pathway that supplies building blocks for glutathione.
Also called: Cystathionine Beta-Synthase
From homocysteine toward glutathione
Dr. Purser places CBS in the sulfur-handling pathway that connects hom…
CTH helps make cysteine, one of the building blocks your body uses to make glutathione.
Also called: Cystathionine Gamma-Lyase
From homocysteine toward glutathione
Dr. Purser places CTH in the sulfur-handling pathway that connects homocyste…
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