This is the caffeine molecule. Caffeine is considered bad by orthomolecular doctors.
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The yellow atom is phosphorus. This is a phospholipid. Cell membranes are composed largely of phospholipids.
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This clipart of dopamine comes from the University of Texas website. There are substances similar to dopamine found in the diet. These amines can compete with dopamine for monoamine oxidase, an enzyme that degrades dopamine.
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This is the infamous substance DMPEA, which is short for 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine. It also has other names, but I will spare you these other names except for the "pink spot". There has been controversy as to whether the "pink spot", found only in schizophrenics, is DMPEA. One view is that the "pink spot" is several substances, one of which is DMPEA.
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Shown here is the molecule catechol, which is a diphenol. It is a methyl acceptor. Catecholamines are similar except that catecholamines contain a nitrogen atom on the radical. Catechol has no radical.
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This may not be your cup of tea, but alternative medicine enthusiasts recommend it. It seems that tea contains polyphenols, which are thought to prevent cancer and to have other health benefits.
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There are minerals present in foods that are not completely understood. Some minerals may not be needed by the human body.
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Triglycerides are found in the blood. They are a form of fat.
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Shown here are two figures from a classic physiological psychology textbook by Wilhelm Wundt published in 1902. Wundt was influenced by his fellow German Nissl as well as by the Italian scientist Golgi and the Spaniard Cajal. Neither Nissl nor Wundt ever won the Nobel prize, but Golgi and Cajal did. Nissl deserved it.
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Shown here is gallic acid. Tea contains gallic acid esters. Gallic acid is a methyl acceptor. The enzyme COMT is inhibited by gallic acid as well as by other polyphenols.
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