Category: Supplements
EGCG and caffeine supplement keeps the cold out
If you want to enjoy the winter more but can't stand the cold, physiologists at Hôpital Montfort in Canada have an interesting suggestion for you. Tak [...]
Suffer from continuous colds? Try vitamin D3
Do you suffer continuously from colds? Do you cough every night in bed? Do you go from one course of antibiotics to the next? According to immunolog [...]
Three grams of glycine improves your sleep
If you take 3 grams of glycine an hour before going to bed, you'll sleep better. Researchers at the Japanese ingredients manufacturers Ajinomoto disc [...]
Melissa officinalis is a smart drug
The brain works better after a single high dose of Melissa officinalis. The memory function improves, discovered psychologists at Northumbria Univers [...]
Lower fat percentage with sufficient magnesium in diet
Sixty percent of the inhabitants of developed countries ingest less magnesium than is healthy. As a result they put down fat reserves more easily, acc [...]
Fish oil helps athletes’ immune system to fight cancer cells
Intensive training reduces the activity of immune cells that destroy pathogens and cancer cells. That's why athletes are more likely to fall prey [...]
Sulforaphane – a natural anticatabolic
If you train to the point of exhaustion you may benefit from taking a supplement containing sulforaphane, a compound that occurs naturally in brassic [...]
Green tea has a slightly anabolic effect on strength athletes
Strength training stimulates the build up of muscle tissue and the burning of body fat. Both effects are boosted if you combine your strength traini [...]
Added leucine makes wheat protein as anabolic as whey
A protein that athletes rightly turn their nose up at – because it doesn't provide the optimal amino acids for muscle building – becomes a lot more [...]
Cup of green tea with a meal makes it easier to eat less
You stay the same weight but you'd actually like to lose just a small amount. Not a lot, just a little – so that your excess fat just melts away wit [...]
HMB slows down muscle loss if you’re not training
Strength athletes who are unable to train for a while lose less muscle mass and strength if they take the leucine metabolite HMB, according to an [...]
Can’t train? Keep on using those BCAA’s
Strength athletes who for whatever reason are unable to train for a couple of weeks can reduce their muscle decay by using BCAAs. An animal study [...]
Sports drink with alanine and proline works better than one with just carbs
Most trainers still believe the way for cyclists, runners and other athletes to improve their times and extend the boundaries of their endurance cap [...]
Royal Jelly: more testosterone and red blood cells
The larvae of bees grow into super-fertile, strong queen bees when fed Royal Jelly. And Royal Jelly has a somewhat similar effect on humans too, a [...]
Live longer with Horny Goat Weed
Of all the supplements available on the market, Horny Goat Weed – Latin name Herba epimedii – has the raunchiest image. Flavonoid extracts of this pl [...]