by Matt Weik A food that should be on everyone’s snack list are walnuts. Full of health benefits such as omega-3s, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), fiber, ...
Exogenous Ketone Supplementation Impairs High-Intensity Performance
by Anthony Roberts Exogenous ketone supplementation decreases high-intensity exercise performance by 7% according to a recently published study. Resea...
This is what happens if you eat 14 Goji Berries every day
If you eat 14 g goji berries every day for six weeks your waist measurement will decrease by a few centimetres. Your cholesterol balance will also imp...
Where You Keep Your Smartphone Affects Your Cognitive Functioning
by Matt Weik It doesn’t matter if you are a bodybuilder, a single-mom, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or a student sitting behind a desk in high sc...
Whey Protein: It’s Not Just for Meat Heads
by Matt Weik For years the primary consumer of whey protein supplements has been those who engage in exercise, bodybuilders, and athletes—ultimately a...
A Bodybuilder’s Favorite – Chipotle – Under Fire AGAIN!
by Matt Weik When it comes to places that bodybuilders like to frequent, one of them just happens to be Chipotle. And if you know me, you know that I ...
Fenugreek extract boosts free testosterone concentration
A daily dose of 500 mg – and this amount fits in one capsule – of the new fenugreek extract Furosap increases the amount of free testoster...
Knee Rehab That NASA Would Approve Of
by Matt Weik For those of you who are athletes or even everyday gym-goers, knee health is extremely important. You don’t realize how much we take our ...
Coffee and caffeine can help prevent depression
Women who drink a couple of cups of coffee every day are less likely to develop depression than women who drink no coffee. American nutritionists at t...
15mg Capsaicin pre-workout makes more intensive strength training possible
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who take a supplement containing 15 mg capsaicin 45 minutes before their workout are able to get more reps ou...
Steroids users nine times more likely to rupture tendons
Strength athletes who use anabolic steroids rupture their tendons a whopping 9 times more often than strength athletes who stay clean, write researche...
Protein requirement of over 65s is higher
Men and women over 65 need more protein than nutritionists advise. That’s the message in two studies that Canadian nutritionists have published ...
Stress and fatigue reduce testosterone just as much as age does
Age is an important factor that determines the amount of testosterone circulating in men’s bodies, but it’s not the only one. American arm...
Betaine May Make Muscles and Bones Stronger
Betaine, a bodybuilding supplement, which has been shown in small studies to have an anabolic effect on muscle tissue, may also help to strengthen bon...
Q10 & Selenium Supplementation Raises IGF-1 Levels by 20%
Supplementation with selenium – a trace element that most westerners don’t consume enough of – and the co-enzyme Q10 boosts the IGF-...
Children and Type 1 Diabetes
by Matt Weik There are things in life that simply aren’t fair—one of which is childhood illness. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong battle for those diagno...
Phosphatidylserine and Athletic Performance
Genuine advances in sports nutrition are rare, which is why the discovery back in the 90s that creatine supplementation really did improve anaerobic p...
