Category: Science
Animal Protein Still Preferred Over Plant
by Matt Weik
If you’ve been paying attention to my articles over the past year, you’d know that I’ve been covering the evolution and shift of c [...]
Lumosity vs Video Games for Brain Training
by Matt Weik
I won’t lie, I downloaded Lumosity about a year ago and used it for a couple of weeks. Some of the games were entertaining, while [...]
Coffee and caffeine can help prevent depression
Women who drink a couple of cups of coffee every day are less likely to develop depression than women who drink no coffee. American nutritionists [...]
Betaine May Make Muscles and Bones Stronger
Betaine, a bodybuilding supplement, which has been shown in small studies to have an anabolic effect on muscle tissue, may also help to strengthen [...]
Q10 & Selenium Supplementation Raises IGF-1 Levels by 20%
Supplementation with selenium - a trace element that most westerners don't consume enough of - and the co-enzyme Q10 boosts the IGF-1 level by alm [...]
Tongkat Ali boosts testosterone and muscle strength
Tongkat Ali is an interesting supplement for athletes over the age of 55. Ralf Henkel of the University of the Western Cape in South African and [...]
Adrafinil Explored
by Anthony Roberts
Adrafinil is a drug originally developed to improve attention, mood, and (primarily) wakefulness. As you might expect, those [...]
Caffiene Study Gone Wrong
by Matt Weik
When researchers begin a study or trial, generally every piece of the study has been laid out and double checked to ensure the saf [...]
Finasteride Explained
by Anthony Roberts
Propecia (finasteride) is one of those drugs that we've seen around the steroid community for decades, but hasn't really bee [...]
Paleo diet – Make sure to 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 s [...]
Nicotinamide riboside extends life expectancy and rejuvenates muscles
On boards and forums you can read posts by bodybuilders and fitness fanatics who experiment with daily doses of 500 mg nicotinamide riboside. It's [...]
Krill oil supplementation: big boost to HDL and lower LDL
Are your cholesterol levels worsening? Are you a candidate for statins and you'd prefer not to be? In that case, a human study that Canadian resea [...]
Carbs at night does not increase performance
Endurance athletes who eat extra carbs at night, just before going to sleep, won't perform better the next day. But they will burn a little less f [...]
Don’t do cardio and strength training the same day
There are 1001 arguments to do both strength training and cardio training, but it's also crystal clear that the types of training can compromise eac [...]
Increased vitamin uptake from supplements with Ester-C
Ester C is eight times more expensive per mg than ordinary vitamin C, but also works considerably better than the regular variety. That's the mess [...]
