Category: Science

Crash diet works better without carbs
You need to lose a couple of kilos in a few weeks. The only solution: a strict diet with fewer than a thousand calories a day. You're guaranteed to l [...]

5A-Laxogenin a real natural anabolic
Bodybuilders who regular browse in online supplement stores will know the products containing laxogenin and its close relative 5-hydroxy-laxogenin. [...]

Half an hour exercise a day? Make that 3 hours!
We hear from scientists and health officers that we should all get at least half an hour of exercise a day to stay healthy. And if you already do tha [...]

Sexual activity in over 40 males doubles with Fenugreek extract (Testofen)
If men over forty take 600 mg of the fenugreek extract Testofen every day, their sexual activity doubles. Australian researchers report this in The A [...]

Despite PCT anabolic steroid user’s hormone balance irreparably damaged
Average steroids users will have messed up their hormone balance beyond recovery after a few years, endocrinologists at Copenhagen University Hospit [...]

One testosterone injection and endogenous testosterone production plummets
The effect of using synthetic testosterone on the testosterone your own body produces is bigger than doctors think, according to Swedish endocrinolog [...]

Get simmer and more muscular with fish oil
Taking a fish oil supplement boosts calorie expenditure and fat burning while doing low-intensity exercise, and it stimulates the growth of muscle ti [...]

Ashwagandha improves sex for women
No, ashwagandha is not an aphrodisiac for women. It won't give them more libido if they take the stuff. But nevertheless, the Indian herb can make wo [...]

High-protein diet does not cause kidney damage
The idea that a diet containing relatively high amounts of protein leads to kidney damage is persistent. And even this Australian study, in which the [...]

Boost training with curcumin
Athletes looking to extend their endurance capacity may achieve better results by taking high doses of curcumin. And curcumin supplementation may al [...]

600mg of Ashwagandha helps with building muscle and burning fat
If bodybuilders or other strength athletes take ashwagandha they build up more muscle and lose fat more quickly, write Indian researchers in the Jour [...]

How to make a super-pancake that builds muscles and burns fat
If you make pancakes by adding whey to your batter and replacing the flour with resistant starch, then according to sports scientists at Skidmore Co [...]

Nigella sativa, plant-based insulin substitute
A very modest dose of Nigella sativa - known in the Middle East as Habbat ul Baraka or Habbat ul Sauda, and in Europe as black cumin - helps the bod [...]

Lower cortisol levels with fish oil
A modest dose of one gram of fish oil per day lowers cortisol levels, write Italian researchers in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. The participa [...]

Boost strength in size in 6 days with Alpha-GPC
Athletes for whom strength or speed is important can boost their chance of success by taking 600 mg alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine [abbreviated to [...]