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Allegedly 'Harmless' Thyroid-Based Fat Burner 3,5-T2 Works Like a Charm, While Commonly Sold 3,3-T2 Could Mess W/ Your Blood Glucose Levels, Liver & Body Fat + Muscle

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These are the kind of abs, you will see on products with T2 and/or T2 and other alleged fat-burners. Don't be fooled by the ads - even if it's the actually active form of diiodothyronine (T2), namely 3,5-T2, you're buying, the pills alone won't get you to the sub-10% body fat range you  may be dreaming of. I've written about the thyroid hormone metabolite  diiodothyronine aka T2 before. Accordingly, you will probably know that it has long been thought of as an inactive byproduct of the thyroid hormone metabolism ( read previous T2-articles ). You will also be aware of the fact that research shows that (a) this is not the case and that (b) only one of its two forms, namely 3,5-diiodothyronine (3,5-T2) shares the fat burning, metabolic effects of its big brother triiodothyronine aka T3. Just like me, you probably don't know, however, why supplement companies are still stupid enough to use both 3,5- and 3,3-diiodothyronine in their allegedly fat burning suppl...
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Latest Study Shows that a 3.3 g/kg High-Protein Diet is Safe -- And Yes, This Means it Doesn't Hurt Your Kidney or Liver

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Don't forget that meat and dairy are not the only good sources of protein in your diet. In fact, even vegan athletes can - albeit with some effort - follow a diet that's so high in protein that traditionalists would say it may put your kidney and liver on the line - plant protein, or not... Guest post by Alex Leaf ( leaf-nutrition.com ) - There is a pervasive myth among vegans and health professionals alike that a high-protein diet is harmful, particularly for the kidneys. This is despite the World Health Organization official report on protein stating that "the most widely quoted potential problems relate to renal function and damage, but as discus-sed above the evidence for such claims in otherwise healthy individuals does not stand up to scrutiny" (WHO. 2016). Still, the vast majority of protein safety data that we have is with intakes less than 2.0 g/kg bodyweight. And for most people, that is all the data we need, because most people don’t eat more than the...
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Low Dose Silymarin (Milk Thistle) Boosts Reduction in Body Fat % W/ Both, Strength (-9%) & Endurance Training (-11%)

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The "classic" user of silymarin supplements is either fat, sick and suffering from NAFLD, or big, buffed and taking oral steroids. Athletic women like the ones in the photos above, on the other hand, have not yet  been very likely to buy and use silymarin supplements... well, unless they were (ab-)using oral, hepatoxic steroids, as well, obviously. When bros talk about Silymarin, the active ingredient in milk thistle, they usually do that in the context of "cycle support", i.e. the use of supplements to buffer the negative effects of (oral pro-)hormones on organ- and, specifically, liver-health. A recent study from the  Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences  in Iran, however, the "bro-talk" may change that, though. In the study, which was meant to test, whether silymarin a scientifically proven (Dixit. 2007; Saller. 2009; Surai. 2015) "powerful antioxidant" (Shirali. 2016), will also affect athletic performance, N = 45 (unfortuna...
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NAFLD, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the Gateway to Diabesity - Which Supplements Help? A Dozen Suggestions

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There's a whole arsenal of vitamins & herbals that's supposed to either protect you from or even cure NAFLD. NAFLD is emerging as one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide, and represents one of main cause of hepatology referral in some centers. NAFLD is a clinical syndrome that ranges from simple fatty liver, to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, to advanced fibrosis, and cirrhosis. It's directly liked to diabesity by its ties to insulin-resistance, obesity, and dyslipidemia, which are the main features of the metabolic syndrome (MS). NAFLD and MS are often seen in the same individual, and it has been reported that nearly 90% of the subjects affected by NAFLD, have more than one component of metabolic syndrome . You can learn more about NAFLD at the SuppVersity 6 Bananas A Day = No Problem For the Liver! Can We Blame NALFD on Fructose? Insulin Sensitivity is Determined in the Liver Saturated Fat & NAFLD - Is there a Link? Snack ...
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Three Reasons Why Your Doctor May Falsely Believe Your Kidney, Liver or Heart Were Damaged If You Get Blood Work Done Without Adequate Rest After Intense Workouts

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Sometimes lab values are deceiving - specifically if allegedly pathological elevations of kidney, liver and (heart) muscle enzmes are a perfectly physiological reaction to exercise.  You already know reason #1. The heavily increased creatine kinase (CK) levels I've discussed in a previous article at length  may look exactly as if you were about to have a kidney failure. In fact, the CK-levels can be elevated more than 100-fold after an intense workout (Pettersson. 2008). Accordingly, Mougios, et al. (2007) attempted to develop revised reference values for athletes in their 2007 study. The scientists' test revealed that CK levels of >1000 IU/L in male and 513 IU/L in female athletes would be better cut off levels for athletes who are still training than the regular upper limit of <208 IU/L. If you want to avoid muscle damage, you may try  BFR and hypoxia training . BFR, Cortisol & GH Responses BFR - Where are we now? Hypoxia + HIIT = Win? ...
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