tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44472491235196583472024-03-16T08:08:59.659+01:00SuppVersity - Nutrition and Exercise Science for EveryoneWhere BRO- and PRO-Science Unite in the Spirit of True WisdomAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-29214100500315606842015-10-25T09:12:00.000+01:002015-10-25T09:17:18.186+01:00First Study to Demonstrate Ergogenic Effects of Metformin - 14% Increased Time to Exhaustion in Standardized Supra-Maximal Cycling Test With 500mg of Ordinary Metformin
With the publication of Learsi's latest paper the list of things metformin can do for you has just gotten been expanded with another item: Doping!
You will probably remember my article about the potential, but unproven ergogenic effects of AMPK mimetics (read it). Well, as it is often the case, a new study is released only days after you've published a review of the existing literature. Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-38416043635003191362015-07-28T16:23:00.000+02:002015-07-28T16:33:19.827+02:00ALA, Berberine, Metformin, Resveratrol, AICAR & Co - Are AMPK Mimetics & Activators Good or Bad for Athletes?
Unless you're planning to just sit, instead of cycle on your spinning bike, it is by no means sure if your performance well benefit or maybe even suffer from the use of AMPK mimetics and activators.
Recently someone asked me on Facebook, whether AMPK activators like Lipoic acid (ALA), Berberine, Metformin, AICAR & Co wouldn't make excellent performance boosters. I pondered that Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-65344824079871370402013-09-08T16:01:00.002+02:002016-08-20T10:52:24.237+02:00Alpha Lipoic Acid, GABA, Taurine, Green Tea, Gooseberry & Fenugreek. Plus: Metformin the No.1 Drug? Supplements to Improve and Restore Insulin Sensitivity - Serving #1
Don't forget, those caps and pills are not worth a penny without you committing to the all the lifestyle changes I outlined in episode one of this series.
I am well aware that you had to wait for a full week for this 2nd part of the "Restore & Maintain Insulin Sensitivity" Series (read part I), so I am going to make no words about it and get straight to the annotated list of useful Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-74559162561511335862013-03-09T17:13:00.004+01:002013-03-11T06:38:18.998+01:00Diabetes: Green Tea on Par With Metformin. 1-Andro: 4.7kg Muscle in 4 Weeks. EPA: Increased Protein Synthesis & Autophagy in Vitro. Phthalates: How Much is in Your Food?
Believe it or not a soon-to-be published study that was sponsored by a the German LBS and presented to the public two days ago found that 1 out of 20 German kids below the age of 14 thinks about having liposuction done (figures based on LBS Kinderbarometer. 2013).
5% that's the SuppVersity Figure of the Week and it's the percentage of German kids below the age of 14 years who are thinking Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-40380625024910965282012-10-01T18:15:00.002+02:002012-10-01T18:15:38.972+02:00Classic Beats Super Slow; Single 198 Second Sprint More Time Efficient Than Work-Matched HIIT; Exercise Better Than THC; Metformin + Cardio + Lifting = Anti-Obesity Triplet; Self-Efficiacy & Training Adherence - Plus: More!
This is just a random selection of the unlimited movement patterns your body has been designed to execute - don't make the mistake and rely on only one of them!
The amount of really interesting, let alone revolutionary new studies on the effects of different exercise modalities is not exactly high, to say the least. I am not quite sure, what the reasons are, but as I have stated before, part Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-3854414168738640572012-08-18T17:21:00.000+02:002012-08-19T12:14:52.806+02:00On Short Notice: Teas & Prostate, Metformin & Amenorrhea, Stevia & High, Omega-3 & Low Cortisol, Aminos & Weight Control, Nordic Hamstring Exercise & 20% More Power!
Image 1: This would be a case where metformin probably won't help you to get your menses back - unless this is just one of your "yous" and you are taking high doses of anti-psychotics, of course.
In view of the fact that I have piled up way more "On Short Notice" items than I can possibly squeeze into one installment, today's news on the right tea (green or black) for prostate cancer, the Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-30180057102533852112012-08-10T20:10:00.001+02:002012-08-11T09:42:19.881+02:00Tangeritin, Natural Metformin from the Rind of Mandarin Oranges Hits the OFF-Switch on Diet Induced Obesity
Image 1: Tell me the truth! How much "natural metformin" did you throw away with those mandarine rinds in your life? Update (08/11/2012) Scroll down to the red box on dosing, I added, to check out why you better start saving your mandarine rinds now to be able to do a "tangeritine cycle" in a couple of years ;-)
I guess it is about time for another longer post on the "Supp" part of SuppVersityAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-75433584747630084412012-05-13T17:48:00.001+02:002012-05-13T17:48:54.573+02:00Amorfrutins: Plant-Derived Selective PPAR-Modulator Outperforms Regular Diabetes Drug and Exhibit Significant Weight Loss, Insulin and Leptin Sensitizing Effects
Image 1: Amorpha fruticosa (photo R. Ott) is a deciduous shrub growing to 4.5 m, the fruits of which contain about 500mg of amorfrutins per 1kg raw material.
One major argument I have been bringing forward against the use of diabetes "medications" for quite some time, now, is that most of them are not "treatment" strategies, in the sense that they help people lose body fat to naturally Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-19594569178885357332011-08-10T16:38:00.006+02:002011-08-12T07:55:22.594+02:00Metformin & Sweet Potatoes - What Do They Have in Common? Both Reduce Blood Glucose & Increase Insulin Response, Decrease Total Cholesterol & Increase HDL
Image 1: Leaves of wild sweet
patatoes from the Phillipines
(photo by Obsidian Soul)
"Nature knows best!" Who would have thought that this motto of
mine applies to the #1 paleo-pasta-replacement, the sweet potato, as
well? While the tuberous roots do of course contain many of those nasty
carbohydrates, which, in reminiscence of the fat-phobia of the closing
20th century, could be called Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.com