SuppVersity - Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone

Sleep hygiene was part of the lifestyle tips in the first episode of this series, with this episode you get a tool that can help you get back into the groove: melatonin. This is Sunday number three with supplements that may help you improve / maintain your glucose sensitivity and I can already tell you it's going to be the last one. In other words, if there are any compounds that have not yet been covered in this series - just a reminder Alpha Lipoic Acid, GABA, Taurine, Green Tea, Gooseberry & Fenugreek were addressed in detail as part of supplement list #1 Berberine, Banaba (Corosolic Acid), Rauwolfia Serpentina, (Apple Cider) Vinegar, Chromium were addressed in detail on supplement list #2   - this is your last chance to make a wish! So, if you have something special in mind, use the comment section at the end of this article and tell me which agents you want to see in issue #4 on next Sunday. Ah, ... it should be obvious that none of the following agents qualif...

Image 1: In view of the fact that most confectionary licorice contains no more than ~3% of the roots of the licorice plant, I would rather bother about the tricks the ~74g of carbohydrates (on a 100g base) of this treat may play on your insulin levels than about any potential negative effects the consumption of a few or even a whole bunch of these licorice wheels may have on your testosterone levels or overall manliness ;-) You probably have heard about licorice, the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra , a legume with a slightly sweet taste and one of the ingredient of the eponymous candy being a potent adrenal "revitalizer" that is used and advocated my many naturopathic doctors. If you frequent any of the major health and fitness boards on the Internet, you will yet also be familiar with some of its unwanted side-effects, first and foremost its scientifically validated anti-androgenic (specifically testosterone reducing) effects ( Zamansoltani. 2009 ). While Zamansoltani et al...