Category: Health
150g white button mushrooms a day help immune system recognise pathogens
If you eat 120 – 150 g white button mushrooms every day your immune system learns to recognise pathogens faster, and this makes vaccines more effectiv [...]
Animal study: probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 6475 boosts testosterone synthesis
Supplementation with the - commercially available – beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 6475 boosts testosterone synthesis and sperm produc [...]
Anacardic acid: the anti-oestrogen in cashew nuts
A handful of cashew nuts contains about 20 mg anacardic acid, a substance that has an anti-oestrogenic effect, molecular biologists at the University [...]
Diet rich in magnesium, betacarotene and vitamins C & E protects hearing
If you eat foods that contain lots of magnesium, betacarotene and vitamins C and E it'll help protect your hearing. American and South Korean epidemio [...]
Blueberries have an antioestrogenic effect
The phenols in blueberries make cells less sensitive to the detrimental effects of estradiol, but leave the desirable effects of the hormone intact. I [...]
Overweight people can best combine cardio and strength training
Obese people who want to exercise will gain most benefit from combining cardio (or endurance) training and strength training. Researchers at the Unive [...]
Quercetin boosts inhibitory effect of green tea for prostate cancer
Men in the early stages of prostate cancer may be able to slow down the course of their disease by drinking five cups of green tea and taking one gram [...]
Two-week cranberry course gives six months protection against bladder infections
Women who are susceptible to cystitis can improve their resistance by eating 42 g dried cranberries daily, write urologists and nutritionists at the U [...]
Strong bones, osteocalcin and high testosterone synthesis
A low body fat percentage, strong bones and high testosterone levels are linked, according to endocrinologists at the University of Rome who studied 8 [...]
Alpha-GPC gave man (79) uncontrollable libido
Neurologists sometimes use supplements containing L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine – Alpha-GPC for short – to treat early and mild forms of dementia [...]
Taking testosterone? Cacao protects your prostate
Phenols found in cacao can help users of testosterone, and possibly also other anabolic steroids, to protect their prostate. Animal studies funded by [...]
Krill oil makes you more intelligent and prevents depression
Supplements containing krill oil improve mental health, neurologists at the University of Bergen in Norway discovered when they did experiments with r [...]
Cranberries help immune system fight colds and flu
If you drink half a litre of cranberry juice daily, you're more likely to emerge unscathed from the flu season. Nutritionists at the University of Flo [...]
Strength training makes sex still possible with prostate cancer
Men who are taking anti-androgens for prostate cancer don't necessarily have to say goodbye to sex. Australian sports scientists at Edith Cowan Univer [...]
Whey before workout reduces cortisol level, soya protein doesn’t
Yesterday we wrote that strength athletes build up more lean body mass if they consume whey rather than soya protein or fast carbohydrates just after [...]