Category: Supplements
Daily capsule of phosphatidylserine-DHA-complex improves memory
Supplements containing complexes of phosphatidylserine and fish fatty acids have become mainstream. According to the manufacturers they protect the br [...]
Chlorella makes blood vessels supple
Supplements containing the microalgae Chlorella can probably reduce your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. At least the results of a Japan [...]
Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
A healthy and balanced diet, as well as probiotics, have been known to be helpful in preserving gastrointestinal health for quite a long time. But it [...]
Raloxifene: anti-oestrogen that boosts lean body mass and reduces fat
Tamoxifen, an effective anti-oestrogen that's popular among doping users, has a drawback. For women at least, in the longer term, its use reduces lean [...]
Whey only counteracts growth-reducing effect of alcohol a little
If you drink alcohol [structural formula on the right] after a training session it gets in the way of the anabolic processes taking place. Drinking a [...]
Lychee extract boosts athletes’ endurance capacity
Endurance athletes who take 200 mg lychee extract daily for a month can keep going for longer at a high level of intensity. Korean researchers at Seou [...]
Higher levels of Omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
Higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with better sleep, shows a randomized [...]
Magnesium and vitamin B6 combination mitigates ADHD
For everyone with ADHD, the study that neurologists at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Nimes, France, published in 2006 seems to good to be tr [...]
50 mg vitamin B1 supplement improves your mood and speeds up your reactions
Vitamin B1 – chemists call it thiamine – is a mental pep pill. The British psychologist reached this conclusion in the 1990s. Benton got female studen [...]
1-Andro aka ~ 3-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
Month of weight training with prohormone 3-beta-hydroxy-5-alpha-androst-1-en-17-one: four lean kgs' gain
A couple of years after the American governme [...]
1941: PABA returns colour to grey hair
If you go looking for supplements that help prevent hair from greying, sooner or later you'll come across PABA – or to give it its full name para-amin [...]
How propolis kills breast cancer cells
Propolis is a sticky substance that bees make and which they use to seal the inside of their hives. Supplements manufacturers put the same propolis in [...]
Combination of L-lysine and L-arginine reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels
Supplementation with 2.34 g L-lysine and the same amount of L-arginine daily reduces psychological stress and lowers cortisol amounts in men's bodies. [...]
Trimethylglycine stimulates muscle growth via IGF-1
A dozen studies have now shown that trimethylglycine – which is the same as betaine – stimulates muscle growth. Italian researchers did in-vitro exper [...]
Post-workout whey shake with BCAAs more effective than milk
After a strength training session a shake containing 20 g whey and 1 g BCAAs stimulates muscle growth more than a glass of milk containing 6 g milk pr [...]
