All posts tagged "Nutrition"
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Food Facts
Apples can help protect you from colon cancer. Research suggests that when the fiber in apples ferments during digestion, it produces...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 30, 2009 -
Hydration Innovation
A study reported in the British Journal of Nutrition determined that milk hydrates a body good—even better than water. Subjects depleted...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 27, 2009 -
Repping With D-Ribose
There’s been conflicting research on D-ribose, a sugar that’s part of ATP. Your muscles use ATP to fire out reps, so...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 27, 2009 -
Food Facts
Tea can help fight cancer. Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center gave water mixed with green tea EGCG to...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 24, 2009 -
Hirsute Herb
Recent research suggests that saw palmetto is an herb that may help treat baldness. In a study reported in the April...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 21, 2009 -
Cortisol Down, Muscle Up
Most bodybuilders know that the stress hormone cortisol can slow, stop or reverse muscle gains. It causes the body to use...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 18, 2009 -
High Hopes
Scientists are calling on the government to increase the recommended daily intake of vitamin D to 2,000 international units.
NutritionRobert Goldman MD, PhDMay 15, 2009 -
Carcinogens to Go?
Various studies show that the production of HCA is part of an out-of-control oxidation process. It naturally follows that taking in...
NutritionJerry BrainumMay 12, 2009 -
Whey Data Are Way Good
Take it immediately after exercise, and you get a rush of amino acids that leads to the creation of bigger and...
NutritionJose Antonio, Ph.D.May 9, 2009 -
An Apple a Day
Most of us have a vague notion of the health benefits of apples. They’re supposed to keep doctors away, right? Aside...
NutritionBarbara Outland BakerMay 6, 2009 -
Food Facts
Folate, or lack of it, is linked to depression in new research. If you’re feeling down, you may want to supplement...
NutritionBecky HolmanMay 3, 2009 -
Latest Creatine Studies
The basic function of creatine is to donate a phosphate molecule that reconstitutes depleted stores of adenosine triphosphate in muscle.
Muscle GainJerry BrainumApril 30, 2009 -
Lessons From the Iron Guru
Q: What do you think of Vince Gironda’s writings? Was he hype, or could one learn from him? A: Vince Gironda...
NutritionCharles PoliquinApril 27, 2009 -
Steroid-Induced Muscle Gains
A major reason that steroid-induced gains appear to evaporate when the drugs are stopped is that many athletes either lay off...
Muscle GainJerry BrainumApril 24, 2009 -
Protein Burns Fat
Science is finally catching up with the bodybuilding world. A new study verifies what muscleheads have known all along—that a high-protein...
Burn FatBecky HolmanApril 21, 2009