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A SHOCKING PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT DISCOVERY!
By The Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson
Which protein works best at building muscle? The answer will SHOCK YOU!
If you follow popular bodybuilding advice you’ve probably heard that different types of protein powders are consumed at different… read more
Mass Building Tip For Skinny HARDGAINERS!
By The Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson
Don’t be a victim to “weak genetics”! Here’s a simple way to defeat the “hardgainer” curse!
Are you a “hardgainer”?
You know…someone who is reeeeeally skinny and has a hard time putting… read more
WHAT IS THE BEST CREATINE?
by Will Brink
What I am about to tell you is not going to make me a very popular person with many supplement manufacturers. In fact, some of them are going to be down right… read more
PARTIAL SOLUTIONS
Stuck in a training rut? Try partial reps to bust out of your plateau!
Story by: Lara McGlashan (Art/Images by: Aaron Ashley)
Some rules are made to be broken. Eating dessert before the main course is certainly… read more
DIGESTIVE ENZYMES (REVISITED)
What Is An Enzyme?
Enzymes are proteins produced by all living organisms, and, like all proteins, they consist of amino acids. What makes these proteins different from other proteins is how they behave in the body… read more
SLOW vs EXPLOSIVE LIFTING:
THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES…
“Injuries are not caused by methods per se, but by the inappropriate, premature, and/or excessive application of methods.”
– The Author
In all the years I’ve been involved in sports conditioning, I’ve never seen an… read more
MORE VITAMIN B6!
Vitamin B6 levels are low in the general population, and in arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, according to findings from three new studies.
In the first large study of vitamin B6 in the general population, researchers measured… read more
PROBIOTICS
Probiotics strengthened liver function in alcoholics in a new study. For four weeks, doctors gave Lactobacillus casei Shirota three times per day to 12 participants with alcoholic cirrhosis. Researchers compared the participants to 13 healthy… read more
STRESS EATIING
Women who tend to eat more after being in a stressful situation were able to calm down by taking a combination of Magnolia officinalis and Phellodendron amurense known as Relora®. In explaining the reasons for… read more
PROTECTING THE PROSTATE
Nutrients cut prostate-cancer symptoms and lowered risk, in findings from three new studies.In a saw palmetto study, 92 men, aged 49 to 75, who had lower urinary-tract symptoms from an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic… read more
REDUCING FAT
Three new studies show that nutrients from fruits and vegetables helped cut fat.
In a soy-protein study, 15 obese postmenopausal women, average age 56, drank a liquid meal containing 20 grams of soy protein with 160… read more
RELIEF FROM EXERCISE STRESS
Exercise is healthy, but can also stress the body. Four new studies show how nutrients helped athletes heal from strenuous exercise.
In a coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) study, 18 highly trained athletes took 300 mg of CoQ10… read more
FOLIC ACID FOR YOUNG & OLD
Folic acid cut high blood pressure, inflammation, and premature births in pregnant moms, and older adults with high folate levels avoided mental decline, in three new studies.In a folic acid study, researchers recruited 2,951 women… read more
CUSHION YOUR JOINTS
Hyaluronic acid—a molecule that occurs naturally in the body and helps cushion joints—helped relieve pain in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a new study reveals. Researchers recruited 20 participants, aged 40 or older, who suffered… read more
ALPHA LIPOIC ACID
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), an antioxidant that helps produce energy in every human cell, slowed Alzheimer’s disease (AD) more effectively than AD drugs, in a new study. In an earlier phase of this study, nine… read more
FLAXSEED FOR MEN & WOMEN
Women who took flaxseed had fewer hot flashes, and men who took flaxseed oil had lower blood pressure, in two new studies.
In a hot-flash study, doctors noted that women used to treat hot flashes with… read more
PROTECTING THE BRAIN
Antioxidants may help keep the brain sharp, two new studies reveal.
In a study of how beta-carotene affects the brain, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, examined two groups of… read more
FASTER RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE
In a new study from Japan, 17 healthy volunteers, average age 37, took 100 mg of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) per day, 300 mg of CoQ10 per day, or a placebo, for eight days while testing… read more
LOSING WEIGHT WITH WHITE BEAN
Overweight adults lost pounds and inches while on a diet including white bean extract, in two new studies.
In the first study, 25 healthy but slightly overweight participants took 1,000 mg of white bean extract twice… read more
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