Category: Studies
Sodium bicarbonate for strength training?
Imagine: a gym near you organises a competition in which you have to do as many reps as possible of bench presses using your own bodyweight. In a case [...]
Diet with less sodium and more potassium has slight slimming effect
If there is relatively less sodium and more potassium in your diet you'll automatically be a little slimmer. The link between slimness and the sodium- [...]
Beta-Alanine supplementation makes soldiers more deadly in combat
Beta-Alanine supplements are not only useful for athletes. Scientists at the University of Central Florida discovered that soldiers function better to [...]
You’ll live longer if your diet contains lots of vitamin K
The more vitamin K [structural formula on the right] you consume through your diet, the less likely you are to die from a heart attack or cancer. Span [...]
Walking and running can halve the chance of brain cancer
Running and walking reduce the likelihood of your developing a brain tumour. Walking for 36-72 minutes every day or jogging for 15-30 minutes gives op [...]
Citicoline speeds up damaged nerve recovery
Citicoline – alias cytidine-5'-disphosphocholine – is a legal smart drug; it's a precursor of phosphatidylcholine and acetylcholine. According to an a [...]
Walnuts make bad cholesterol harmless
Walnuts protect against cardiovascular disease, and thanks to a small human study published by Ella Haddad in Nutrition Journal we better understand w [...]
Q10 protects muscles against statins
According to websites of pharmaceutical companies, the statin atorvastatin 'occasionally' causes side effects such as 'muscle pain, joint pain, muscle [...]
Strength training speeds up cancer patients’ recovery
Doctors are saving the lives of more and more cancer patients, but chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery all have heavy side effects. Patients w [...]
Supplement containing Equisetum arvense better diuretic than hydrochlorothiazide
Equisetum arvense ~ Supplements containing extracts of Equisetum arvense – common name Horsetail – can be found in any pharmacy or health food shop. T [...]
Sleeping pills quadruple mortality risk
Problems sleeping? Go to a therapist, try melatonin or magnesium or tryptophan. If at all possible try to avoid pharmacological sleeping aids. Researc [...]
Animal study: Q10 reduces psychological stress and may help against depression
High doses of Q10 can reduce the damage that serious psychological stress can cause to the body. Sawsan Aboul-Fotouh of Ain Shams University in Egypt [...]
Combine Astragalus with Ginseng to boost the effect of creatine
A combination of Astragalus, Ginseng and creatine works better than creatine on its own. Sports scientists at Wichita State University discovered this [...]
Pycnogenol reduces muscle cramp in athletes
It's not completely convincing, this Italian study on the preventive effect of the supplement Pycnogenol on muscle cramp and muscular pain. But still: [...]
Relora reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels
Relora, a combination of extracts from the bark of two Asian trees, Magnolia officinalis and Phellodendron amurense, improves the state of mind of peo [...]
