Category: Health
Does Q10 offer strength athletes cardiac protection?
Athletes who do strength sports develop an enlarged heart. This is not a problem in itself, but when combined with anabolic substances this enlargeme [...]
Daily dose of vitamin D keeps over 50’s muscles in shape
People in their 50s who don't do any exercise or physical work lose a little bit of muscle and with it strength as the years pass. Taking a moderate d [...]
The slimming effect of drinking water at mealtimes
If you want to lose weight you're best off drinking ordinary water with your meals. This way you'll automatically consumer fewer calories than if you [...]
Less carbs, better memory
A diet from which you derive energy mainly from fats and proteins, and not from carbohydrates, improves memory function in elderly people. Neuroscient [...]
Grape Seed Extract protects against prostate cancer
Men who take high doses of Grape Seed Extract over a longer period are 62 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer than men who don't take the s [...]
Citrulline increases muscle mass and reduces fat mass by blocking the aging process
If you are heading towards old age, a daily dose of the alpha amino acid L-citrulline may help reduce the amount of fat and increase the amount of mus [...]
Beta-Alanine helps against anxiety
Exam nerves? Agoraphobia? Scared of the dark? A Japanese study has shown that you can overcome anxiety more easily by taking beta-alanine. And, if the [...]
L-Arginine: the best anti-aging remedy
If you're over forty and starting to notice signs of aging then, according to the Egyptian biochemist Mohamed Gad, there's a very simple way to restor [...]
Peanuts don’t make you fat
Somehow the human body uses the energy from peanuts in a different way than energy from other foods. Either it doesn't absorb all the energy the pean [...]
The anabolic effect of garlic
Garlic powder boosts testosterone production and reduces cortisol production. This discovery was made by researchers at Kobe University and pharmaceut [...]
Intensive exercise is healthier
Exercise is always healthy, even if you get an awful lot of it. We wrote about that recently. But does it matter whether you do high intensity exercis [...]
Plant protein spares kidneys
Growing numbers of people suffer from chronic kidney disease. Risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure and – as you age – a diet containing [...]
Vitamin C can reduce alcohol-induced performance dip
Alcohol and sport don't go well together. A training session done after drinking alcohol is by definition a bad training session – and for every year [...]
Bodybuilder’s hormones still off balance three years after last cycle
For some the negative effects of anabolic steroid use on the body's own testosterone production and fertility are not as temporary as most underground [...]
Three grams L-cysteine can soften a hangover
If you drink more alcohol than is good for you, a supplement containing a couple of grams of L-cysteine might help reduce the inevitable hangover. We, [...]