Category: Health
Vitamin D supplements work better when taken with large meal
You're likely to derive most benefit from vitamin D supplements if you take them with your main meal of the day. Endocrinologists at the Cleveland Cli [...]
Testosterone makes men more honest
The more testosterone there is circulating in a man's body, the more honest he's likely to be. Even when he knows that no one is likely to find out th [...]
Raw tomatoes boost HDL
If you eat 300g raw tomatoes every day for a month, the concentration of HDL – the 'good cholesterol' – in your blood rises by 14 percent. Researchers [...]
Alcohol after strength training boosts testosterone levels
Sometimes, as a scientist, you make a discovery that you wish you hadn't made. If you publish your findings, you know that some people will interpret [...]
Now there’s proof: training for fat spot reduction doesn’t work
Even if you do a couple of hundred reps for each set of your triceps extensions, it won't help the fat on your upper arms to disappear. And you won't [...]
Physical exercise better anti-aging medicine than megadose of resveratrol
When it comes down to it, the aging process is merely a cascade of inflammatory reactions. Physical exercise can help reduce the inflammation, as can [...]
Eleutherococcus senticosus boosts endurance capacity: animal study
In most of the human studies published so far, extracts of Eleutherococcus senticosus – a plant you may recognise under the name of Siberian ginseng – [...]
Watching TV is unhealthy; using computer is not
A sedentary lifestyle leads to obesity, speeds up the body's decline and reduces life expectancy. But not all sedentary lifestyles are the same. Sitti [...]
EGCG protects liver and kidneys, and extends life expectancy
If you ingest 300 mg of the tea flavonoid EGCG every day, you might live up to 14 percent longer. If, that is, you react in the same way as lab an [...]
Rice protein works just as well as whey for bodybuilders
The price of whey proteins has been rising in recent years and the trend looks set to continue. Fortunately there are also plant-based proteins, suc [...]
Fructose is a cortisol booster
A diet containing large amounts of fructose is even more unhealthy than you probably realised. Fructose not only leads to gradual weight increase, i [...]
Tongkat Ali raises testosterone levels in over-fifties
The Malaysian population has been using extracts from the roots of the Eurycoma longifolia shrub [which you may know by the name of Tongkat Ali] for [...]
Fish protects heart against stress
People who eat fish a couple of times a week have fewer heart attacks than people who never eat fish. Researchers at the Japanese National Center of [...]
Eating too fast messes up your insulin balance
The faster you eat, the more difficult it is for the hormone insulin to do its work in your body. That means that fewer nutrients reach your muscles [...]
Portion of protein every three hours is best for muscle building
Bodybuilders and other athletes who do weight training a couple of times a week build up muscle best if they take a portion of protein every three h [...]
