Category: Weight Loss
How to make a super-pancake that builds muscles and burns fat
If you make pancakes by adding whey to your batter and replacing the flour with resistant starch, then according to sports scientists at Skidmore Co [...]
Nigella sativa, plant-based insulin substitute
A very modest dose of Nigella sativa - known in the Middle East as Habbat ul Baraka or Habbat ul Sauda, and in Europe as black cumin - helps the bod [...]
Protect muscle breakdown with L-carnitine
A daily dose of 2 g L-carnitine protects athletes' muscles from breaking down, according to a human study that sports scientists at the Islamic Azad [...]
20gram Whey shake for easier fatloss
Athletes who do weight training and want to lose weight can keep their appetite under control – and therefore also increase the chance of their weig [...]
Fight fat with half a gram of Rutin
You may have heard of rutin as a compound that protects blood vessels, but according to South Korean researchers the same stuff may offer protection [...]
Citrulline increases muscle mass and reduces fat
If you are heading towards old age, a daily dose of the alpha amino acid L-citrulline may help reduce the amount of fat and increase the amount of mu [...]
Guarana helps with Tamoxifen hot flashes
If the amount of steroid hormones in your brain suddenly decreases - for example because you're taking an anti-oestrogen like tamoxifen - you can st [...]
Lose fat and gain lean muscle with melatonin
Long-term supplementation with a low dose of melatonin reduces fat reserves by a couple of kilograms and increases lean body mass by almost the same [...]
Restaurant food makes you just as fat as fast food
If you eat fast food regularly, you'll put on weight. As a rule fast food contains more calories than food you prepare yourself. But the same is true [...]
Weight loss success with Psyllium
You're looking to slim down your fat rolls and have reduced the number of calories you consume at meals. This works, but it increases your feeling of [...]
Fat loss with Acai
Supplementation with acai - scientific name Euterpe oleracea - might reduce the amount of body fat you're carrying, a Brazilian animal study publishe [...]
Paleo diet – take these supplements as well
The diet that nutritionists most love to hate, the paleo diet, is an excellent weight-loss diet, and has no negative effects on the cardiovascular sy [...]
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 nutritioni [...]
Fat loss faster with 2g choline daily
A supplement containing 2 g choline per day speeds up weight loss on a low-calorie diet. Sports scientists at Zagazig University in Egypt came to thi [...]
Aloe vera as a slimming supplement
Too fat? Take two aloe vera capsules at breakfast and another two with lunch. Do that for two months and guess what? You lose almost a kilo of fat an [...]