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Platelet-Rich Plasma - Mar-2019 Update: What? How? For Whom? And How Useful? PRP Summarized + Illustrated

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This article focuses on the use of PRP for mobility issues, but it's also used for hair growth and cosmetics . In a  point-/counter-point article that was recently published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal Morey J. Kolber, professor at Nova Southeastern University , and Paul A. Salamh, assistant professor at the  University of Indianapolis discuss the usefulness of PRP for different joint/ligament issues ranging from the proverbial Achilles heel to the often overused rotator cuff - with additional references and illustrations, their paper consitutes the backbone of this brief research update. Read about more or less exercise-related studies at the SuppVersity Alcohol, Microbes & International Chest Day Aug '15 Ex.Res. Upd.: Nitrate, Glycogen, and ... Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential HbA1c, Bone Health, BFR & More | Jan'17 TeaCrine®, ALA, Tribulus, Cordy-ceps, Sesamin... Cannabis, Basketball, Brain Building Whethe...

Leafy Green Veggies Set Omega-6 on Fire? Plus: Proprietary but Worth Mentioning Milk Protein Contrate for Knee Pain

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Not new, but still novel: "Proprietary Milk Protein Concentrate" about to make a come(back) in your joint supplements? And what are the implications of the counter-intuitive effects of leafy greens in a(n unhealthy) diet? Does this mean you have to stay away from collard greens (CG), purslane (PL), or orange flesh sweet potato greens (SPG) and other putative health foods? If you follow @SuppVersity on Facebook, you will know the peer-reviewed open access journal " Nutrients " - they publish a lot of interesting papers every month and some even make it from the short news on Facebook to an actual full-length article on the SuppVersity - two studies did just that, today: A study by Johnson et al. with the potential to (eventually unwarrantedly) spoil your appetite for leafy greens and an RCT by Ziegenfuss et al. you should know if you want to stay on top of the research on "joint supplements"... joint supplements that seem to work even for people with m...

Revisited: Squatting W/ Weightlifting Shoes and "Elevation Masks" - Results of New Studies Appear Initially Surprising

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Weight lifting shoes don't make a difference and "elevation masks" (those things that simply impair your ability to breath) work... they increase your cerebral oxygenation - don't rely on the potentially misleading abstracts, alone... read SuppVersity ! Stronger, faster, leaner, ... and obviously more muscular. If you want to achieve all that, you got to invest the effort it takes to trigger the adaptational processes that will get your skinny-fat Western a** into Instagram-ready pre-Olympic shape. But what about the myriad of training gadgets will they take you there any faster? A cursory look at the latest scientific evidence seems to suggest that weight lifting shoes may not be as beneficial and - more surprisingly - elevation masks not as useless as many people believe... a cursory look, that is ;-) Hitting a wall? Try one of these exercises , workouts , and programming techniques : 30% More on the Big Three: Squat, DL, BP! Mix Things Up to Make Gains...

Microbes, Mycotoxins, Milk Fats, and the Na:K Ratio - What's the Latest in Nutrition Science in February 2019?

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If you want to keep up with the very latest nutrition researc, be sure to follow the SuppVersity on Facebook ! Nutrition sciences are all about the microbiome, these days. Against that background you probably won't be surprised that my brief overview of studies from the latest edition of  Molecular Nutrition & Food Research  features 3+1 studies that deal with the food <> microbiome <> health interaction or could at least be related to it... before we get to the details, I want to warn you, though: The way people ascribe everything to gut bugs and try to sell random probiotics to customers is not science. That's quackery ! Review older articles about the gut - health  axis.at the SuppVersity Bugs Dictate What You Crave Sweeteners & Your Gut Foods, Not Ma- cros for the Gut Lactulose For Gut & Health Probiotics Don't Cut Body Fat Microbiome <> Bread's H. Effects Harnessing the microbiome to battle the ill-effects ...
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