Oxaloacetate Supplementation for Emotional PMS

Launched by TERRA BIOLOGICAL LLC · Apr 20, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

Oxaloacetate is an energy metabolite found in every cell of the human body. It holds a key place in the Krebs Cycle within the mitochondria, providing energy to the cells. It is also a critical early metabolite in gluconeogenesis, which provides glucose for the heart and brain during times of low glucose. It is critical to human metabolism, proper cellular function and it is central to energy production and use in the body.

Oxaloacetate may affect Emotional PMS through multiple mechanisms. During PMS, there is a large increase in glucose utilization in the cerebellum of the brain in women ...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Women with Emotional Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS),
• • Women who speak English as their primary language
• • Women who understand the Human Consent Form
• • Ability to swallow capsules
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Formal diagnosis of clinical depression
• • Formal diagnosis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).