Lipids and Nutraceuticals June 2021
NEW RESEARCH AVENUES FOR PALMITOYLETHANOLAMIDE (PEA) Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a modern lipid nutraceutical. We have reported previously on this naturally occurring lipid that has been found to have anti-inflammatory properties and analgesic. We have personal experience of the efficacy of this compound in alleviating the pain from aching knees and joints. It has also been used in the past for immunity. The story of PEA as a nutraceutical to prevent and treat infectious diseases dates to the 1970s where the molecule was branded under the…