Category: Health
Abdominal fat accumulation prevented by unsaturated fat
New research shows that saturated fat builds more fat and less muscle than polyunsaturated fat. This is the first study on humans to show that the fat [...]
Magnesium and vitamin B6 combination mitigates ADHD
For everyone with ADHD, the study that neurologists at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Nimes, France, published in 2006 seems to good to be tr [...]
50 mg vitamin B1 supplement improves your mood and speeds up your reactions
Vitamin B1 – chemists call it thiamine – is a mental pep pill. The British psychologist reached this conclusion in the 1990s. Benton got female studen [...]
How propolis kills breast cancer cells
Propolis is a sticky substance that bees make and which they use to seal the inside of their hives. Supplements manufacturers put the same propolis in [...]
The DNP effect of anacardic acid in cashew nuts
The most effective and also most dangerous slimming aid available on the black market is dinitrophenol, or DNP for short [structural formula on the ri [...]
Combination of L-lysine and L-arginine reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels
Supplementation with 2.34 g L-lysine and the same amount of L-arginine daily reduces psychological stress and lowers cortisol amounts in men's bodies. [...]
Post-workout whey shake with BCAAs more effective than milk
After a strength training session a shake containing 20 g whey and 1 g BCAAs stimulates muscle growth more than a glass of milk containing 6 g milk pr [...]
Half an hour a day of cardio works almost as well as an hour
For healthy but slightly overweight people in their twenties and thirties half an hour of cardio training a day has almost the same positive health ef [...]
L-Carnitine helps hair grow
Athletes are familiar with L-carnitine as an amino acid that stimulates muscle cells' burning of fatty acids and that boosts endurance performance. Th [...]
Swop your desk chair for a therapy ball, and keep slim
If you work at a desk job, you'd burn a couple of dozen more calories if you exchanged your chair for a therapy ball, write researchers at State Unive [...]
Every cup of coffee you drink diminishes your chances of prostate cancer
Coffee protects men against prostate cancer. Every cup of coffee that men drink per day reduces their chance of developing prostate cancer by 1-3 perc [...]
Chlorella protects liver against hepatitis-C virus
The hepatitis-C virus decimates your liver. Supplements containing Chlorella vulgaris may help protect the livers of infected individuals – a little, [...]
Rapid weight loss without losing muscle: combine intermittent fasting and cardio
Sports scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago may have stumbled on the best way for overweight people to lose weight. Their study suggest [...]
Fish oil increases insulin sensitivity only when combined with exercise
Some studies show that fish oil protects humans against type-2 diabetes [J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jul; 110(7): 1018-26.], others show that a diet that is [...]
Polyphenols in food extend life expectancy
Polyphenols in berries, grapes and lots more stuff you can buy at the greengrocer's do indeed extend life expectancy. Researchers at the University of [...]