Category: Supplements
Fish oil supplement can make you fitter, slimmer and more muscular
Taking a fish oil supplement boosts calorie expenditure and fat burning while doing low-intensity exercise, and it stimulates the growth of muscle tis [...]
Animal study: slimming supplement BAIBA is effective and safe
We recently wrote about beta-AIBA, a new slimming supplement that manufacturers prefer to call BAIBA. Its structural formula is shown here. BAIBA wor [...]
Angelica sinensis boosts endurance capacity and muscle strength
In-vitro and animal studies done by Taiwanese nutritionists at Taipei Medical University suggest that Angelica sinensis – aka Dong Quai – might be [...]
Beta-AIBA, a new weight-loss supplement
A new slimming supplement has become available recently in online stores and we, the ignoramus compilers of this free webzine, freely admit we are ver [...]
Animal study: vitamin K supplementation reduces fat
Vitamin K is a neglected vitamin, according to yet another study published in Bone by nutritionists at Japan Women's University. The Japanese discover [...]
You spread Eli Lilly’s new SARM on your skin
Researchers at Lilly Research Laboratories in Indianapolis are studying a new SARM. It comes in the form of a gel that you can spread on your skin. T [...]
Shilajit boosts concentration of testosterone, free testosterone and DHEA
Men synthesise more testosterone if they take 500 mg shilajit daily. Researchers at J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in India di [...]
Vitamin S prolongs your life
Vitamin S – in other words, the total amount of social contact in your life – extends your life expectancy. But as you age, you need more and more, ac [...]
Lysine supplementation boosts muscle strength
We have no idea whether this study from India is relevant to strength athletes with a high protein intake, but we thought we'd bring it to your attent [...]
Don’t feel like training? Caffeine makes exercise more enjoyable
People who want to do sports, but find exertion unpleasant, can probably benefit from a high dose of caffeine. Psychologists at Leeds Metropolitan Un [...]
Effect of BCAAs on muscles is dose dependent
Whether bodybuilders, fitness fanatics or other strength athletes actually build up extra muscle mass by taking BCAAs depends on the dose. We, the ign [...]
Speed up interval-training fat loss with supplement containing caffeine and green tea
Short and intensive training can stimulate fat loss too, partly because the body burns more calories after highly intensive exertion. It's called the [...]
Hefty dose of curcumin boosts effect of training on muscles
Athletes looking to extend their endurance capacity may achieve better results by taking high doses of curcumin. And curcumin supplementation may als [...]
600mg Ashwagandha daily helps resistance trainers build more muscle and lose more fat
If bodybuilders or other strength athletes take ashwagandha they build up more muscle and lose fat more quickly, write Indian researchers in the Journ [...]
Weekends sabotage weight loss attempts
You're doing your best to lose weight, but it's going so slowly – you just wish those excess rolls of fat would disappear more quickly. An American st [...]