Category: Supplements
Can Echinacea help build muscles?
Physiologists at the University of California are doing fundamental research on a new way of building up more muscle mass. Not by providing the muscle [...]
6 g D-Aspartic Acid a day lowers testosterone levels
Evidence is mounting that D-Aspartic Acid supplementation does not raise bodybuilders' testosterone levels. Researchers at the University of Western S [...]
Caffeine more effective slimming component than green tea or tyrosine
A modest dose of caffeine raises the body's energy expenditure more than do doses of typical metabolic boosters such as green tea extract or tyrosine. [...]
Melatonin reduces estradiol level
If we are to believe a small Israeli study published seven years ago in the Journal of Andrology, the sleep hormone melatonin reduces the production o [...]
Animal study: ginkgo strengthens bones
Ginkgo biloba extracts do more than just improve your cardiovascular system and delay ageing processes. According to an animal study done at the Brazi [...]
Muscle building effect of Tongkat Ali shown in animal study
Extracts of the Asian bush Eurycoma longifolia, or Tongkat Ali, increase the testosterone level, according to an Italian animal study that we wrote ab [...]
Caffeine + quercetin + exercise = enhanced fat loss
Supplements containing quercetin [structural formula shown below] may well increase fat burning during training, especially when combined with good ol [...]
Superior weight-loss diet: high protein plus capsaicin supplements
If weight loss is your aim, nothing works better than a diet with relatively large amounts of protein. At least, that's what we always thought. But si [...]
EGCG speeds up muscle recovery after period of inactivity
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who start training again after a period of inactivity may regain their lost muscle mass and strength faster b [...]
Green tea inhibits breakdown of fast muscle fibres during long-term inactivity
A supplement containing a couple of hundred milligrams of green tea extract may protect the muscle fibres of strength athletes from breaking down if t [...]
Lactic acid as testosterone booster supplement
Lactic acid [structural formula shown here] is released during intensive exercise. And after short, intensive exertion the body also produces more tes [...]
Quercetin reduces cortisol peak after stress
A diet rich in flavonoids, or quercetin [structure shown below] analogues, causes your body to make less of the muscle-destroying hormone cortisol aft [...]
Just a little clove for more testosterone
Used in moderation, extracts of clove can raise your testosterone level. But if you take too much, the extracts can cause damage to the testes and the [...]
Capsaicin keeps metabolic rate high during weight loss diet
You can probably speed up a weight loss diet a little by consuming a gram of chilli powder at meals. According to a human study that Dutch nutritionis [...]
Animal study: melatonin extends lifespan
Mice live longer if you add melatonin to their drinking water. Researchers at the Universidad de Granada in Spain discovered this when they did experi [...]
