Category: Health
Ashwagandha: more muscle strength, more lean body mass, lower fat percentage
If healthy people take 3-5 Ashwagandha capsules every day, their muscle strength and lean body mass increase and their fat percentage decreases. In ad [...]
Oyster mushrooms keep athletes disease free
Oyster mushrooms – Latin name: Pleurotus ostreatus – contain sugar chains that activate the immune system, and help to prevent flu and colds. A sponso [...]
Tea protects prostate against testosterone
Hard evidence that synthetic testosterone and anabolic steroids increase the risk of prostate cancer is lacking, but going by the evidence in animal s [...]
Too much growth hormone reduces life expectancy
Growth hormone [structure below] is often sold as an anti-aging hormone that will restore vitality and fitness in the elderly, but no proof has ever b [...]
Estrogens Role in Body Fat composition and Sexual Function
For decades the widespread belief that low Testosterone contributes to decreased lean body mass, increased fat mass and sexual dysfunction resulted in [...]
Low-Fat Fish Oil Changes Cancer Tissue in Prostate Cancer, Study Shows
Nov. 18, 2013 — Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements had lower levels of pro-inflammatory substances in their [...]
Whey protein hydrolysate boosts glycogen storage in muscle cells
Athletes who consume whey protein hydrolysate are stimulating their muscle cells' uptake of glucose, according to an animal study done by nutritionist [...]
Vitamin C strengthens muscles in the elderly
The more vitamin C there is in your blood as you age, the stronger your muscles will be, report Japanese epidemiologists in the Journal of Gerontology [...]
Coffee May Help Perk Up Your Blood Vessels
Nov. 20, 2013 — The caffeine in a cup of coffee might help your small blood vessels work better, according to research
A study of 27 healthy adults [...]
Passion fruit stimulates collagen production
Extracts from the seeds of Passiflora edulis, more commonly known as passion fruit, may be of interest to the manufacturers of cosmetic foods, and – w [...]
Muscular Fitness More Important Than Body Weight To Prevent Heart Disease
by Monica Mollica
Exercise protects against heart disease in many ways. One important mechanism is by elevating HDL, a.k.a. the “good” cholesterol.[ [...]
Artificial Sweeteners May Do More Than Sweeten
Artificial Sweeteners May Do More Than Sweeten: It Can Affect How the Body Reacts to Glucose
May 29, 2013 — Researchers at Washington University Scho [...]
Magnesium-rich diet reduces mortality risk
Magnesium supplements probably fit perfectly in the life-extensionist's diet. We deduce this from recent epidemiological studies done in Germany and t [...]
Top athletes live just as long as ordinary people despite steroid use
During the sixties and seventies steroid use was not controlled, so wrestlers, power lifters, weight lifters, shot putters and javelin throwers – if t [...]
Daily glass of pomegranate juice combats forgetfulness
If your memory is starting to fade as you age, a daily glass of pomegranate juice can help. Neurologists at the University of California in Los Angele [...]
