Category: Science
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier
Strength training will result in more muscle mass when combined with a protein-rich diet. Nothing new here, but that strength training combined with a [...]
The anticatabolic effect of glycine
Sports food manufacturers do nothing with the amino acid glycine. To them glycine is at best a pricey filling agent. But this image is not justified, [...]
Lose weight without dieting with Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Take two tablets a day containing an extract of the Asian climbing plant Gynostemma pentaphyllum, and you'll lose nearly a kilogram fat in a month. Wi [...]
Human study: Ashwagandha boosts testosterone level
If infertile men take one capsule containing Ashwagandha – Latin name Withania somnifera – every day for a couple of months, their testosterone level [...]
Handful of goji berries protects testosterone from stress
Under stressful conditions the concentration of the hormone cortisol in the body rises. If the increase is big enough, the amount of testosterone you [...]
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. Muscl [...]
Citrus extract Sinetrol reduces fat mass but increases lean body mass
About five years ago we wrote a piece on the slimming supplement Sinetrol, about the fact that it could help you lose up to half a kilogram a week. An [...]
Resisted sprints make athletes faster and more agile
If you want to become faster and more agile it's worth adding resisted sprints to your training: 20 to 40 metre sprints that are made more difficult b [...]
Difference between good and average student is twenty minutes sleep
If mediocre students were to sleep 20 minutes and 24 seconds longer on weekdays, they might improve their grades. This is suggested in a study that sl [...]
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 meals [...]
Strength training increases success of attempts to quit smoking
People who stop smoking are more often successful if they start strength training at the same time. Researchers at Brown University in the US think th [...]
Clever appetite suppressant slimming combo: Citrus aurantium and Rhodiola rosea
An effective slimming supplement doesn't have to be packed full with potentially hazardous stimulants. A carefully balanced combination of Citrus aura [...]
Allopurinol helps prevent football injuries
We can imagine that football clubs might soon be asking their costly football players to take allopurinol, a medicine for gout. Our prediction comes a [...]
Women with children have less testosterone
Testosterone levels of women react in the same way as those of men: a steady relationship lowers the level, and the arrival of child lowers it even fu [...]
Sleeping longer makes athletes faster
If athletes force themselves to sleep two hours longer every day, their reaction speed increases and they get faster. Sleep researchers at Stanford Un [...]
