Category: Supplements
Fenugreek improves effect of creatine more than carbs
Athletes absorb creatine better when they combine it with 50-100 g fast carbohydrates. But not all strength athletes want the carbs: even if you take [...]
Human study: Nigella sativa boosts testosterone level
A daily dose of 2 g ground Nigella sativa seeds can raise men's testosterone levels by thirty percent. Researchers at the University of Tikrit in Ira [...]
Green tea boosts fat burning after interval training
If you believe in doing cardio training on an empty stomach as a way of losing fat, then you'll be interested in the human study that sports scientist [...]
The anabolic effect of garlic
Garlic powder boosts testosterone production and reduces cortisol production. This discovery was made by researchers at Kobe University and pharmaceut [...]
More magnesium means more testosterone and IGF-1
Older men have higher concentrations of IGF-1 and testosterone in their blood, the higher their magnesium levels are. Geriatricians at the University [...]
Testofen: fenugreek extract that boosts men’s libido
In a couple of years fenugreek – Latin name: Trigonella foenum-graecum – may be a mainstream supplement like ginseng or ginkgo. You may have read the [...]
Vitamin C can reduce alcohol-induced performance dip
Alcohol and sport don't go well together. A training session done after drinking alcohol is by definition a bad training session – and for every year [...]
Three grams L-cysteine can soften a hangover
If you drink more alcohol than is good for you, a supplement containing a couple of grams of L-cysteine might help reduce the inevitable hangover. We, [...]
Creatine-Q10 combination protects brain cells and lengthens lifespan: animal study
Combining two sports supplements may delay the rate at which essential brain cells die off in people with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. If yo [...]
GLA supplement helps tamoxifen work better
GLA is a fatty acid that has an anti-oestrogenic effect. Supplementation with GLA can reduce the number of estradiol receptors in cells, and in this [...]
Breakfast boron capsule boosts testosterone
If men take 10 mg boron every day for a week with their breakfast, their free testosterone levels rise by almost thirty percent and their estradiol g [...]
Lycopene and beta-carotene protect against heart attacks
Men who eat lots of carrots and tomato juice are less likely to have a heart attack than men who don't, according to an epidemiological study that Fin [...]
Animal study: L-theanine, caffeine and sleep
Are you unable to get to sleep because there's too much caffeine [structural formula below left] racing round your body? Then you might benefit from L [...]
Turmeric inhibits conversion of amino acids into glucose
Gluconeogenesis is a useful process, but if muscle building is your hobby, you'd probably prefer it if it didn’t work so well. Gluconeogenesis is the [...]
Fish oil protects for up to seven years against psychoses
Fish oil offers protection against psychoses, concluded psychiatrists at the Medical University of Vienna a couple of years ago after doing a small [...]