Category: Science
Cacao boosts fat burning
If you make sure you're consuming fewer kilocalories than you're burning, you might be able to lose weight faster by taking a couple of tablespoons [...]
How multi-vitamins can help you stay slim
How multi-vitamins can help you stay slim The worldwide decline in vitamin intake is contributing to the increase in the number of overweight people [...]
The anticatabolic effect of glycine
The anticatabolic effect of glycine Sports food manufacturers do nothing with the amino acid glycine. To them glycine is at best a pricey filling age [...]
Human study: Ashwagandha boosts testosterone level
Human study: Ashwagandha boosts testosterone level If infertile men take three capsules containing Ashwagandha – Latin name Withania somnifera – ever [...]
Muscle mass extends life expectancy
If you do heavy physical work or weight training, you'll not only make your body more muscled and stronger, but you'll also make it last longer. Musc [...]
Same amount of protein at every meal gives optimal muscle synthesis
Most people cram most of their daily protein into their evening meal, and consume relatively little protein at breakfast and lunch. If all three m [...]
The best high-protein slimming diet contains lots of taurine and glycine
If you're looking to lose a couple of pounds of fat, a high-protein diet is often the best option. But what's the best kind of protein for weight lo [...]
Why bodybuilders who still smoke should use BCAA’s
Smoking is bad for pretty much everything, and that includes your muscles. Researchers at Nara Medical University in Japan made an interesting dis [...]
Onion juice: helps boost rats’ testosterone, has pro-sexual effect
If Iranian animal studies are anything to go by, fresh onion juice increases testosterone concentrations in the blood. Jordanian researchers have con [...]
Curcumin boosts testosterone level
A not even terribly high dose of curcumin – the principal bioactive ingredient in turmeric powder – causes a steep rise in the amount of testosterone [...]
Why intense cardio training usually doesn’t work
Fitness trainers probably do better by not getting unfit people to start doing very intensive exercise, but instead starting them off at a moderately [...]
High glucose levels reduce testosterone production
If you have too much glucose in your blood, your body produces less testosterone. The mechanism involved has been shown in an in-vitro study publishe [...]
Bodybuilders manage twenty percent more reps with beetroot juice
Beetroot juice is not only a good supplement for endurance athletes. Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can train more intensively by adding b [...]
7.12 g leucine daily stops muscle loss in elderly
Leucine As we age we lose muscle mass. How and why the process of aging causes muscles to break down scientists still don't know, but perhaps they do [...]
Cacao flavonoid (-)-epicatechin inhibits myostatin and strengthens muscles
Cacao contains (-)-epicatechin [structural formula to the right], a flavonoid that improves endurance performance in diabetes, animals studies have s [...]
