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- noun Plural form of
eicosanoid .
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Examples
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With silent inflammation, however, these eicosanoids target fat cells, filling them with arachionic acid (AA), which in turn creates even more inflammatory eicosanoids.
Stop Silent Inflammation with Ultra-Refined Fish Oil from Zone Labs 2007
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It's also a precursor of eicosanoids, hormones that play a role in numerous functions, including blood clotting.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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Dr. Sears associated certain? bad? eicosanoids with chronic disease conditions, such as heart disease, cancer and arthritis.
Beyond Weight Loss – Zoning In On Your Body?s Performance and Health 2007
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An equilibrium of hormones, namely insulin and eicosanoids, naturally results in weight loss and regulation of what is known as Silent Inflammation.
Beyond Weight Loss – Zoning In On Your Body?s Performance and Health 2007
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He concluded that inducing your body to create more? good? eicosanoids, and reducing the number of “bad” eicosanoids, would result not only in weight loss, but a reduction of Silent Inflammation, and other beneficial conditions.
Beyond Weight Loss – Zoning In On Your Body?s Performance and Health 2007
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The lower the AA/EPA ratio, the better the balance of “good” and “bad” eicosanoids in your body.
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But on the other hand it looks like his “eicosanoids” are a little off balance and you may be better off to leave him be.
Anthony Colpo: a man obsessed | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Of course, the raw materials to be used in the making of inflammatory or anti-inflammatory intermediates eicosanoids also plays a role but their use comes after a ‘decision’ has been made to mount a particular type of immune response.
Inflammation and diet | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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* Lowers the risk of premature birth and can increase the length of pregnancy and birth weight by altering the balance of eicosanoids involved in labor and promote fetal growth by improving placental blood flow.
Fish Oil & Fertility GreenFertility 2006
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* Lowers the risk of premature birth and can increase the length of pregnancy and birth weight by altering the balance of eicosanoids involved in labor and promote fetal growth by improving placental blood flow.
Archive 2006-07-01 GreenFertility 2006
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