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Panaxatriol - Ginseng Constituent Has Protein-Anabolic Effects When It's Administered After Resistance Training

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Warning: It's too early to stockpile ginseng or ginseng capsules, yet... the independent jury is still out there. Ginseng is not exactly the agent you will think about when you hear the word "natural anabolic". And in fact, previous studies using whole ginseng or extracts that were usually standardized for ginsenosides shown to help with dementia in athletes were not exactly encouraging. Against that background, I have to warn you right away (I will repeat my warning in the conclusion) that you should not rush to the next best supermarket or supplement store to get a bag of ginseng roots or pills. Why's that? Well, you cannot be sure that they contain enough of Panaxatriol, which is the active ginseng saponoid that worked the muscle building magic in the latest sponsored proof-of-concept study from Japan. A rodent study (another reason not to literally buy into the hype, yet), yes, albeit one with results I consider worth reporting... if nothing else, because...
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Tribulus is Good for Something: 1.25 g/day Modulate IGF-1 Availability and Alleviate Muscle Damage While Promoting Anaerobic Performance of Intensely Trained Male Boxers

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Tribulus terrestris extracts - While the boxing gloved protect a boxers fists from damage, the TT extracts may protect his muscle. Recent study yields surprising results and insights into the performance enhancing effects of TT and why it may have failed to work in previous studies. Yes, it's (a) not a rodent study, (b) published in a peer-reviewed journal, (c) not sponsored by a supplement company (but the Chinese government), and was (d) conducted not just with untrained and mostly sedentary or "recreational trained" human beings, but even with fifteen highly trained male boxers (national second-level athletes, 2–3 years of training) who were recruited from the boxing team of Shanghai University of Sport Affiliated School of Sports in China. This alone makes the latest study from the Shanghai University of Sport newsworthy. The fact that the scientists actually observed significant and practically effects when they 'fed' their subjects 1.25g of a standardize...
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Yerba Mate, Yohimbine & Yucca - Potent Fat or Unhealthy Money Burners? Tea Catechins Were Yesterday, Saponins Are the Future! GMO Rice "Safe for Human Consumption"?

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Are you living in one of the hotspots of diabesity and laziness? Check out the map in the bottom right of my little collage and find out what the CDC data from 2008 can tell you about the regional differences in the US. Which are the top (=healthy & active; violet) and which the flop (=diabetic and sedentary; blue) counties in the US? 58%, that's not just the SuppVersity Figure of the Week it is also statistical testimony to the superiority of lifestyle interventions over drugs. Why? Well it is the rate by which even the CDC admits the diabetes risk of the average US citizen would drop, if he or she lost 5-7% of body weight (I know, I would likewise prefer a body fat number) and increased their "exercise" level to 150min of brisk walking (or more intense exercise) per week. I know this is nothing new to you, but we all know one of these people who are subservient to "authorities" and like to get their (often oversimplyfied) advice right from the feds....
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Leguminous Fish Poison: Soy Saponins Injure Intestinal Structure of Breeding Fish.

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Image 1: Soybean saponins turn out to be an effective fish poison. Bottom line: No Soy for Your Koi! As a "student" of the SuppVersity, your source for nutrition and exercise science on the Internet, you already know about the " Soy Ploy ". Probably, you are also aware that despite deliberately avoiding the consumption of soy products, many of you are exposed to meat and fish which has been raised on a soy-based chow. As questionable as the practice of feeding animals plants they naturally would not consume may be, the provision of soy-based diets to all sorts of livestock is still considered a highly economical way of fattening up fatstock. A recent study ( Chen. 2011 ) from the Ocean University of China could however change this perspective and persuade fish farmers to use a more natural foodstuff for their breed. Chen et al. found that a diet containing more than 3.2g/kg saponins damaged the gut lining of the fish and lead to a significant decrease in ...
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