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Battling bacteria w/ more bacteria. Sounds odd, but works like a charm. Those who haven't made the mistake not to "like" the SuppVersity on Facebook may already have seen it in the news: SIBO, i.e. the overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, may be linked to heart disease. The link, according to a study by Ponziani, et al. (2017), who found a significantly elevated arterial stiffness in SIBO patients, could be a combination of inflammation and a lack of vitamin K. More common and obvious complaints of SIBO patients include gastrointestinal discomforts and malabsorption. Eventually, the on-going bacterial overgrowth can yet also have systemic inflammatory effects and the translocation of bacteria into the gut stream displays a persistent risk factor for sepsis (Quigley 2006). Learn more about probiotics and the microbiome a the SuppVersity '16 microbiome research update BCAAs mess w/ 'ur microbiome Glutamine your gut + fat loss 'N...

Probiotics under urgently needed scrutiny - This is the first study to test for antibiotic resistances and to highlight the discrepan- cy between label claims and the actual number of live bacteria in supplements. There have been plenty of good news about probiotic supplements in the news (including the SuppVersity   News ), lately. One thing that is often forgotten, though, is that the effect of the supplements depends on (a) the exact type of bacteria that are in the pills, (b) the ratio of the different strains and (c) the number of bacteria that are still alive. Unfortunately, this important truth is rarely mentioned in the edutainment articles on probiotics in the laypress and sales pitches you will find all over the Internet. Another thing, even you may not have thought about yet is however the potential occurrence of antibiotic resistances among the bazillions of bacteria in your allegedly healthy probiotic supplements. You can learn more about the gut & your ...

Image 1: Scientifically proven muscle builder - 2.1kg lean mass in 3 months, no post-cycle therapy necessary! I was just about to write another one of my artistic introductions, trying to incorporate all the exciting On Short Notice news I've piled up for you into a brief narrative, when I realized that you probably don't really appreciate those introductions (I guess, I would skip them myself, so don't worry, this is more of an objective assessment than an accusation). So, I listened to my gut and decided to skip this part of this series, today, and rather spend the time to edit another item I did actually not want to post today. It's the one on the "IIFYM slightly gone wrong fast food bulk" in the Hambre study, to be precise; and I would venture the guess that you won't mind taking that instead of a longer introduction, once you've read and digested the impossible: You cannot only gain muscle with "fast food supplements", you won'...

Image 1: To the average inhabitant of the Western hemisphere camels are probably not the most beautiful animals under the sun; but hey, cows aren't either, hah? When muscle-heads think of dairy, they think of whey, they think of casein, they think of cottage cheese... but I bet few of them will think of camels! Even if you just went by the mere amino acid composition (see. figure 2 at the end of the article), of which you, as an educated SuppVersity student should by now be aware that it does not give you the 'whole picture', as far as the biological effects of a given protein and peptide containing foodstuff is concerned, it appears that camel milk would at least make an excellent alternative for cows milk, in case global warming is progressing and Europe and the US turn into desert wastelands... but all jokes aside, muscle is not everything and I bet that after reading this article you will be interested to register for the US' first official camel milking semin...