By: Dr. Sean Hashmi If you have spent any time in the fitness arena, then you have surely heard about Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs). Chances are you may have even been using them for some time. In the gym, people rave about the tremendous benefits of BCAA’s. They claim it can promote weight loss, enhance [...]
A New research from Oslo University Hospital in Norway looked at 250 adults with chronic low back pain and degenerative osteoarthritis. The study was randomized with half the participants taking 1500mg of glucosamine sulfate daily and the other half taking placebo for six months. Improvement was assessed by participants filling out questionnaires about their pain. [...]
Just a quick announcement. FDA has recalled Slim-30 (lot #032009) because it was found to contain sibutramine. Sibutramine is the active ingredient of Meridia. Sibutramine is a reuptake inhibitor of norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine. Basically it’s a stimulant so common side effects include: fast heart rate, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, seizures and suicidality. [...]
I know you guys are probably sick of hearing studies about Vitamin D but I got two more for you. The studies were presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Diego. The gist of the studies were that participants with low Vitamin D levels had poorly controlled blood sugars and were at a [...]
According to Kris-Etherton and colleagues (Circulation, 2004), approximately one third of Americans have used supplements. Many people take megadoses of antioxidants like Vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene and selenium in hopes of preventing or treating heart disease and cancer. The question remains whether these supplements actually work and are they safe in the megadoses consumed by the general population?
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has recently garnered much media attention. The difficulty with Vitamin D is that it is naturally present in very few foods. It is made in our bodies when our skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays from the sun. This Vitamin D is initially biologically inactive. It then gets [...]
This is an answer to a email I recently received. Here is the deal with high protein intake. In people with normal kidney function, increased protein intake has not been shown to harm the kidneys. However, if you have underlying kidney disease, increased protein can speed up the rate of kidney function decline. Increased amounts [...]
We all know what a nuisance the common cold can be. For over 60 years people have thought that Vitamin C was a great defense. In fact, Vitamin C’s popularity in treating the common cold rose greatly in the 1970′s when the Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling stated its effectiveness based on an earlier trial. [...]
Tribulus Terrestris has been used for lots of different things over the years. In Ancient Greece and India it was used for rejuvenation. In Eastern Europe its has been used for increased muscle strength and libido. But the real question is does it really work? The limited number of studies looking ONLY at tribulus terrestris [...]
Hey guys There was a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that looked at 47,150 men over 12 years examining risk factors for gout. They found that higher levels of meat and seafood consumption were associated with increased risk of gout, whereas higher consumption of dairy products had a decreased risk. Just [...]
