Is there such a thing as a magic pill that can enhance your brain? Could magnesium really be the answer to enhancing brainpower? Take a pill and boost your brain? Hmm, I’ve seen Limitless, but that was a movie, right? Things like that don’t happen in the real world! Or do they? It’s no secret […]
Each one of our 20 trillion cells needs magnesium, which is also used in over 600 biochemical reactions in the body as a co-factor or ‘helper molecule.’ Magnesium benefits include energy production, regulating our nervous systems, and building and repairing DNA. Magnesium helps with contraction and relaxing muscles, but also with forming proteins (1). However, up […]
What’s the best time to take a probiotic? Is it in the morning, or maybe after lunch? This question seems to divide probiotic manufacturers more than anything else, with lots of conflicting advice and information. It really shouldn’t be like this though. To answer the question, we need to understand what situation will allow the maximum […]
Lower back pain is a common ailment that can make even the least strenuous tasks unbearable. No matter what activity you’re doing, whether it’s sitting at your desk at work or playing a game of basketball, you’re using your back so the pain can often be unavoidable. In many cases, weakened back and abdominal muscles […]
A cold bath after a hard workout is the preferred method of recovery among athletes. Despite the less than pleasant thought of being submerged in cold water, many athletes swear by the method. On the other end of the spectrum, you’ll find people who swear that a hot bath is far more effective. It could […]
Weight loss is an important goal for most women. It also tends to be a harder goal for women than men and there are many reasons for that. While men often focus more on getting fit, women have a tendency to more focused on losing fat as quick as possible and that causes them to […]
Henry Ford once said, “whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you’re probably right”. Well now new research shows that what we think is not just related to what we achieve in life, but to how quickly we age. 2 recently published studies have now directly shown that if we believe […]
Supplementing with fish oil has been shown to be very effective at reducing blood triglyceride levels, which is basically the level of fat in the blood, and is a major risk factor for heart disease. Fish oil has been approved as a treatment by the FDA for high triglycerides since 2004, and in people with […]
All too often we hear about the negative effects that the modern Western diet has on our health. From artificial sweeteners to high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, vegetable oils, grains and everything in between, it seems as if there is no end to the list of potential poisons in our food supply. One of […]
In my last post I talked about how omega 3 fish oil can improve blood flow to the muscles during exercise thereby increasing performance. This post is on the key role omega 3 can play in promoting new muscle growth and strength increases, and also how it helps to prevent muscle loss or wasting due […]
