Articles Posted in the Science Category
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Research: Coffee Improves Cholesterol!
Java lovers rejoice! April 2010’s published research says coffee was beneficial to inflammation and improved HDL cholesterol. The study looked for changes in subclinical inflammation, oxidative stress, glucose, and lipid metabolism. All the people in…
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Fight Fat with Fat!
Fat does fight fat! Research on cells confirms that the omega 3 fatty acid DHA or Docosahexaenoic Acid increases the breakdown of fat. Research published in the Journal of Nutrition from the University of Georgia…
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O.J. Research
Orange juice is widely regarded as beneficial to our health and the research in this April’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition confirms it! When you consume a high fat and high carbohydrate meal the natural…
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Research Update: Breathe Easy
Exercise has numerous benefits, many of which we are just discovering. Many people have breathing problems like asthma and other pulmonary issues. These issues can be possibly helped with exercise. Although the diaphragm is the…
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Tea for Muscle Gains?
Many of us know that tea has healing benefits and can be used for overall health but few know how it can be used for athletic gains. The latest in research from Rutgers University has…
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Master Your Hunger
There are many mechanisms to help your body control hunger. Understanding these concepts can help you win the battle of the bulge. The way your brain reads hunger is through hormones. These hormones are called…
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Stretch Properly-Improve Performance
This topic is near to my heart since I worked on research in this field for UW-Milwaukee. Many of us would stretch our hamstrings and quads before being measured for a leg power task like…
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Amino Acids For Muscle Building
Supplementation can be as important as the very exercise that we are doing to improve our health. With the right supplementation specific to our needs or goals, there can be achieved a great advantage in…
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Pilates: Not Just For Her
Many of us think Pilates is just for the ladies however recent research shows us that it can improve abdominal endurance, hamstring flexibility, and upper-body muscular endurance. That’s right upper body muscular endurance! This study…
