Category: Supplements
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Alpha-GPC gave man (79) uncontrollable libido
Neurologists sometimes use supplements containing L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine – Alpha-GPC for short – to treat early and mild forms of dementi [...]
Taking testosterone? Cacao protects your prostate
Phenols found in cacao can help users of testosterone, and possibly also other anabolic steroids, to protect their prostate. Animal studies funded by [...]
Animal study: cacao-phenol (-)-epicatechin keeps endurance athletes fit during inactive period
Endurance athletes who are unable to train for a few weeks can help maintain the condition they've built up by taking supplements containing (-)-epi [...]
Aronia berries reduce belly fat
If you eat a hefty portion of aronia berries every day, your fat reserves will decrease and your muscle mass may increase. You could draw this con [...]
Lose three kg in three months without dieting: Chitosan
A new synthetic form of chitosan helps people to lose 1 kg weight a month, and researchers from India have written about it in Nutrition Journal. Th [...]
Creatine works better after strength training than before
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who use creatine during a workout – because their muscle cells can absorb the energy supplement better at t [...]
Ashwagandha: more muscle strength, more lean body mass, lower fat percentage
Withania somnifera / Ashwagandha
If healthy people take 3-5 ashwagandha capsules every day, their muscle strength and lean body mass increase and [...]
Creatine has a similar effect in your brain as in your muscles
Strength athletes use creatine to get more reps out of their sets, and thus speed up their muscle growth. Creatine has a similar effect in your brai [...]