Vitamin D and Muscular Fortification »
In continuing with the mini-series on vitamin D I’d like to discuss the effect vitamin D (or should that be adequate vitamin D intake) has on muscle tissue. My previous articles on vitamin D discussed its effects on androgen levels, which obviously manifests in a positive effect on muscle balance, but further research into the [...]
Cold Water Immersion »
We are all fully aware of what cold water immersion, or “ice baths”, are. They are incredibly uncomfortable and yet extraordinarily invigorating. Professional (and maybe some amateur) athletes use them during intensive training periods in order to facilitate a more rapid recovery between workouts. I’ve touched upon something very similar in the “Kick-start recovery by [...]
Vitamin D: Sea, Sun and Sex Drive »
I follow a ton of medical journals and health and fitness-related blogs, and one topic doing the rounds lately that I have already promised to discuss in a previous article is vitamin D. And thus, without further ado. Let me first state what vitamin D is not; a single compound. It is actually a group [...]
More On Barefoot Exercise »
Topics in science are like buses. You wait what seems forever for a certain topic to arrive, and when it does there are three at once. Or something like that. Basically, whenever something new hits a science journal it seems like it snowballs across many journals. We have seen this very recently with hypoxia research [...]
Concussions in Sport »
In my quest for variety in these articles, I try and cover as many interesting topics as possible. One topic I have not covered is sporting injuries and I think its time to remedy that by covering the latest buzz word that ESPN has been abusing – concussions. A concussion is basically trauma to the [...]
Change The Way You Run »
Is the way most people run wrong? It sounds weird given that the way you run is just the way you run, which, barring any injuries is the same way you have ran all your life. Recent research is suggesting that the kind of shoes we wear while engaging in jogging, running or sprinting has [...]
Drink tea, hold the milk? »
Revered by the British, a cup of tea is essentially their national dish**. Introduced from India a few hundred years ago, it took off in a big way. And while coffee tends to be more the drink of choice in this writer’s region, the US has a ton of regular tea drinkers. The health benefits [...]
Eat Slow, Eat Less, Feel Fuller »
For most people, this really shouldn’t be something too radical, but latest research coming out of Athens, Greece states that if you eat slower then hunger-inhibiting hormones have a more pronounced effect. Or, in a nutshell, re-read the title of this article. The researchers already know of a correlation between obesity and the rate at [...]
Food Control with Cinnamon and Vinegar »
Both vinegar and cinnamon are well publicized to help with blood sugar regulation. While the research for cinnamon in this area is fairly hit and miss, vinegar absolutely does appear to have genuine effects at helping clear blood sugar and promote glycogen storage in muscle. The effect of vinegar seemingly stems from its acetic acid [...]
CLA creates the supplemental trilogy? »
Protein powders are big business in the supplement industry because almost every weightlifting enthusiast uses them on a daily basis. And of course creatine is the most highly decorated supplement in existence with decades of positive research showing it to be a bonafide ergogenic aid. Another available supplement, Conjugated linolenic acid (CLA), has research showing [...]
