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Oleic Acid Modulates Gut Bacteria and Induces Weight Loss on HFD Diet. Wondertoothpaste w/ 32 Herbals Promises Cancer Protection. 2% Cholesterol Diet Bad For the Testes.

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While Adelfo did not have the time to write a whole update, he still send me some current progress pics, I am allowed to publish. I guess you would agree that the his "carboholism" has not done signficicant damage to his physique, won't you? If  you want to know more about his current workouts click here . For some info on his diet check out this post or simply go through all of his recent and not so recent guestgposts, here . Just in case you have not already figured it out based on the longish, 3-item title title and the absence of a "Plus: Sneak Preview on the SuppVersity Science Round-Up" at the end: There is no SuppVersity Science Round-Up , today: When I emailed him yesterday to say that I would not make it in time to the show today, it turned out that Carl was just about to let me know that he would not be in the studio and we would be doing the next installment of the Science RoundUp next week - strange coincidence, right? Anyway, now you can bla...
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Science Round-Up Seconds: "Tomatorade(R)" or Why Tomato Juice is the Better Intra- & Postworkout Beverage. Up to 90% B12 Deficiency in Vegetarians & Vegans. Aluminum in Your Testes? Not With Vitamin E & Zinc.

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Can't find "Tomatorade(R)", at your local supplement store, yet (surprising, right ;-)? The guys over @ SimplyRecipes have an easy and tweakable recipe describing how you can make your own "Tomatorade" or however you want to call it (photo by SimplyRecipes). If you listened live to yesterday's installment of the SuppVersity Science Round-Up on Super Human Radio , you will probably have noticed that due to the technical problems and my teacherly tendency to talk for hours, Carl Lanore and I did not cover all the topics ( click here do download the podcast if you haven't already done so)... but hey, that leaves more stuff for today, doesn't it? I guess I will best package the newsitems into three servings, starting out with the one I like best, namely my Tomatorade(R) aka plain tomato juice news... but before I do so, I must thank Maxim Okhrimenko who corrected the statement I made about vodka in Russian babies' tea or other beverages. Nor...
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+87% Increase in Testosterone Within 21 Days from a 100% Natural Supplement? Study Shows: Soy Bean Extract Can Do Just That While Wreaking Havoc on Your Testes. Plus: Corn Oil Reduces Testosterone to Estrogen Ratio by -50%!

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Image 1: I guess the feed of those boars does not contain any corn oil and is spiked with both bisphenol A and soy bean extract - I mean, how else could you possibly explain those balls? (img dirtybutton.com) Let me start today's post with a few questions: Would you buy a 100% natural product that can lower your estrogen levels by up to -98% , increase the weight of your testes by ~30% and, above all, boost your testosterone levels by a whopping +87% ? I guess, at least all those of you who either have not read or not understood the Intermittent Thoughts episode on estrogen's role in skeletal muscle hypertrophy are just sitting there, nodding their heads... I would yet also venture the guess that this nodding will end pretty abruptly, now that I am about to tell you that this all natural testosterone booster is derived from the powder of 2kg of Glycine max soy beans via methanol extraction, subsequently freeze dried and capped into 600mg caps of which the av...
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Selenium, the Fertility Mineral!? Organic and Inorganic Selenium Ameliorate Reductions in Testosterone, Testicular Damage and Abnormalities in Sperm Quality in Obese Mice

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Image 1: With enough selenium in vivo, "in vitro" (-fertilization) may not be necessary. If you have not heard about it in one of my previous blogposts , you may probably heard about the antioxidant, pro-fertility effects of selenium in the context of Tim Ferris' "selenium experiment" in the 4-Hour-Body . Ferris claimed that by just eating a handful of Brazil nuts (544µg selenium per ounce) every day shot his testosterone levels and libido through the roof. Now, what most people probably overheard, though, was that Ferris was selenium deficient to begin with. Just as every bodybuilder's holy grail, zinc, selenium won't help up your testosterone or fertility if you have already plenty of the potentially toxic trace mineral in your diet. In view of its central role in the antioxidant defense system of our bodies , it is however likely that selenium requirements increase, whenever our bodies are exposed to increasing amounts of oxidative stress. Wh...
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Honey, Smoke & Testosterone: One Tablespoon of Honey Protects Your Leydig Cells From Oxidative Damage

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Image 1: A beehive in one of the beehives Koompassia excelsa (‘Tualang’) trees which grow in the Rain Forest of Kedah, Malaysia. " Have you already had your tablespoon of honey, Honey? " If that's what your girlfriend or wife asked you this morning, she is probably concerned about your testicular health... A group of Malaysian scientists has recently been able to show that 1.2g/kg/day (human equivalent: 0.2g/kg/day or about 1 tablespoon for an average adult man) of a off-the-shelf Malaysian Tulang honey protected the testis of rats , who had been exposed to cigarette some for 8 minutes three times per day, from damage and oxidative stress ( Mohamed. 2011 ). Before the experiment, the scientists had conducted FRAP and DPPHI assays to determine the in-vitro antioxidant activity of the sweet gummy superfood from "beehives built on a tall tree, Koompassia excelsa (locally named as ‘Tualang’ tree) that grows in the Rain Forest of Kedah". Figure 1: Total...
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A Bitter Pill For Your Testes: Purported Health Supplement Bitter Melon Induces Oxidative Damage in Rat Testes and Reduces Testosterone Levels by >50%

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Image 1: Momordica charantia, also known as Bitter melon - just in case you haven't seen this remarkable fruit yet. (photo Flying Toaster ) "Bitter Melon? That's in X, Y and Z. All products that are meant to improve your health. Well, Bitter Melon must be some good stuff then, no?" Right off the bat: No, it ain't "good stuff", but rather rat(-testes) poison ! In a recently published study, Yama, et al. ( Yama. 2011 ) investigated the effect of 6-16 weeks of 50mg/kg (human equivalent: 8mg/kg) Momordica charantia (bitter melon) seed extract on testicular health of 90 male Sprague Dawley rats. Warning : The results of this study will probably make you throw up, if you just popped some bitter melon laden supplements: The extract administered for 6, 8 and 16 weeks produced significantly (p < 0.05) increased testicular MDA [malondialdehyde is an accepted plasma marker for oxidative stress] (1.74 ± 1.15, 1.84 ± 0...
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