Category: Science
Too much emphasis on breakfast when dieting will cost you muscle mass
If you want to lose weight you need to make sure you get a good breakfast. Try asking Google. But a small study done in 1997 showed that athletes ma [...]
Lycopene and beta-carotene protect against heart attacks
Men who eat lots of carrots and tomato juice are less likely to have a heart attack than men who don't, according to an epidemiological study that Fin [...]
Curcumin helps damaged muscle recover faster
Curcumin, the yellow colour in the spice turmeric, has a muscle strengthening effect, and this is most pronounced in muscles that are recovering. Acco [...]
Broccoli diet for more muscle cells
Strength athletes may build up more muscle tissue by eating Brassica vegetables like broccoli, sprouts or cabbage daily. We base this wild speculati [...]
Animal study: L-theanine, caffeine and sleep
Are you unable to get to sleep because there's too much caffeine [structural formula below left] racing round your body? Then you might benefit from L [...]
Non-stop long-term steroids use reduces life span, says animal study
Athletes who are continuously using anabolic steroids are probably reducing their life expectancy. Biologists at the University of Texas draw this co [...]
Fish oil protects for up to seven years against psychoses
Fish oil offers protection against psychoses, concluded psychiatrists at the Medical University of Vienna a couple of years ago after doing a small [...]
Nigella sativa: might not be a testosterone booster, but is an effective slimming supplement
The seeds of Nigella sativa – perhaps better known as black cumin – contain substances that have been shown to boost the secretion of testosterone in [...]
Black Seed Oil boosts testosterone level
Yesterday we wrote about an Iranian animal study in which a supplement containing Nigella sativa boosted testosterone levels. But the dose used was g [...]
Vitamin D improves muscle quality
Most people on this planet have too little 25-hydroxy vitamin D in their blood, and as a result their muscle quality is below optimum. Radiologists at [...]
Why some multivitamins can make you feel nauseated
Just occasionally multivitamin takers develop nausea from the supplements they take. And sometimes the nausea is so bad it leads to vomiting. A resea [...]
The Royal Jelly testosterone factor – part 2
Yesterday we wrote about an Iraqi animal study in which Royal Jelly boosted the testosterone level. Researchers at the New York Medical College disco [...]
The Royal Jelly testosterone factor
You can find them in almost every drugstore: supplements containing extracts of Royal Jelly. According to an animal study done at the University of [...]
Muscle growth is the same whether you do high-intensity or high-volume resistance training
Resistance training where you use weights with which you can manage 10-14 reps and take rests of several minutes in between probably results in just a [...]
Small amount of BCAAs and L-arginine prevents cardio-induced muscle breakdown
A cardio session – especially when done after strength training – has lots of positive health effects, but cardio exercise breaks down muscle tissue. [...]