Hormones

Most bodybuilders know that cortisol is a stress hormone that can cause your body to devour its own muscle for energy....

Steroids can worsen existing skin pathologies. Athletes being treated for acne often stop responding to normal treatment regimens if they also...

he researchers noted that being strong overruled other risk factors associated with cancer, such as age, having lots of abdominal fat...

The inherent danger of diuretics can be amplified in bodybuilders because they are often dehydrated to begin with.

You’re probably familiar with the maxim “A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.” Normally, being aware of certain realities is...

There is no clear cause-and-effect relationship between the development of heart failure and use of anabolic steroids.

Patients who had suffered a heart attack were questioned about their food habits in the year prior to hospitalization and then...

Studies show that soy does not affect testosterone levels and may have potent fat-burning qualities.

If you change the distribution of your macronutrients to fewer carbs, you can radically change the look of your physique without...

Insulinlike growth factor-1 is so named because of its resemblance to insulin. It consists of 70 bonded amino acids, which makes...

Scientific evidence shows that tyrosine steps up the production of catecholamines when muscle fatigue begins to set in.

Doctors attributed his problems to his high blood calcium and his steroid use. Curiously, abnormal elevation of blood calcium is almost...

Testosterone plays a role in your life span. Ask your doctor for a total- and free-testosterone blood test. You never know...

Critics contend that since IGF-1 is an amino acid–based hormone, it’s largely degraded in the gut. On the other hand, adults...

Several cases of exercise- or drug-related rhabdomyolysis in long-distance runners, football players and military personnel have been reported in the medical...