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08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Understanding the ingredients in your exercise and athletic performance supplements

Dietary supplements are often recommended by nutritionists to improve your fitness or shed excess pounds. However, their ingredients might not deliver on their promises, either because they don’t work or they’re meant for a different level of performance. So a federal research center released summaries about the ingredients used by supplements. The National Institutes of […]

07/19/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

A greener way to healthier weight loss: Spirulina helps obese people regulate their appetite

If you’re trying to lose weight, you can never go wrong with a healthy diet and regular exercise. A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine says adding spirulina to your diet may also help. Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis), is a unicellular photosynthetic microorganism called a cyanobacterium, though it is often classified […]

07/16/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Drinking beet juice helps heart failure patients recover more quickly

Patients with heart failure can recover more quickly with the help of beet juice, according to research. Published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure, the study found that beet juice could improve the exercise capacity of patients who have experienced heart failure. Researchers at Indiana University conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine if the intake […]

06/27/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Probiotics and a healthy diet hasten weight loss

Looking for a new strategy to lose weight faster? Adhere to a healthy diet and take probiotics. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports found that a healthy diet together with probiotic treatment could speed up weight loss. In the study led by the National Taiwan University, researchers aimed to determine if a probiotic […]

06/27/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Beta-alanine supplementation may improve power output during leg exercises

If you are a person who works out, here’s a good supplement for you. A study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition suggested that beta-alanine supplementation may enhance power output during leg exercises. A team of researchers from various universities in Spain assessed whether the supplementation of beta-alanine would improve […]

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