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SHR & BodyRX: Exercise & Nutrition Science that Goes Right From Your Ears into Your Brains.

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I hope you did not plan otherwise, because I just scheduled two appointments for you: At 12pm (EST) you got to tune in live and listen to me & Sean Casey from Casey Performance @ Carl Lenore's Super Human Radio to learn more about the Science of Self Education ... The Science of Self-Education How to Read a Research Study update: Podcast available for Download Listen live to SHR @ 12:00PM ET After that you may have a brief launch break to fuel the gray matter between your ears, in order to then tune in to Dr. Scott Connelly's BodyRX Show for the second installment of the "Hardgainer Episode" @ 3pm (EST) Are We all Hardgainers - Part II Muscle building strategies for those not part of the genetic elite update: Podcast available for Download   Tune in live @ 3pm (EST)
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Nootropics: Phosphatidylserine for Smarter Athletes

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While Phosphatidylserine is marketed mainly for its purportedly beneficial effect on exercise recovery and cortisol levels, a recent study by Parker et al. ( Parker .2010 ) showed that supplementation with 400 mg/day Phosphatidylserine (SerinAid, Chemi Nutra) for 14 days before testing, significantly reduced the time needed for a correct calculation by 19.8% (1.27 s per calculation; Placebo: 6.4 s, PS 5.13 s; p = 0.001), and reduced the total amount of errors by 33% (PRE: Placebo: 27, PS: 18, p = 0.18) at PRE compared to placebo. Exercise significantly improved SST time (p = 0.03). PS did not improve SST compared to placebo post exercise. So, wheter you have your math test before or after your workout, do not forget to get your daily dose of phosphatidylserine in ;o)
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Vitamin D Deficiency Impairs Learning

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They keep coming, and I keep repeating myself: vitamin D is the most interesting "novel" supplement out there. A recent study Mohsen et al. ( Mohsen. 2010 ) found that vitamin D deficiency, apart from increasing risk of fractures and metabolic diseases, also impairs learning. Investigating the learning process of water maze the scientists found: The C-D [vitamin D deficient] group needed a longer time to reach the platform than the control and C+D [vitamin D repleted] animals (P<0.0001), demonstrating that vitamin D deficiency negatively affected the maze learning. On the other hand, calcitriol supplementation did not significantly influence the spatial learning. In view of these facts: If you do not notice that I posted the following only a few days ago,  "So, do your heart, your pancreas and, not to forget, your bones a favor and grab some vitamin D supplements ." ( Vitamin D: 1 Billion People Worldwide Are Vitamin D Deficient or Insufficient ) you either did...
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