Healthy research bites-videos
Caffeine and Endurance Exercises Caffeine is a well-known ergogenic aid and researchers from Brazil found that runners also benefit from it. When the athletes consumed 300 mg of caffeine in the form of chewing gum, they significantly improved exercise tolerance by 18%, which means that the caffeine ingestion allowed the runners to cover longer distances […]
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Blood sugar management and brain health For years I’ve been making emphasis on the importance of blood glucose management and researchers from the UK are adding more reasons for that. In a study of about half a million participants, they found that compared with no diabetics: Subjects with pre-diabetes have a 54% increase in the
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A long time ago I learned from Dr. Bob Rakowski that for most people, health decline starts with just 1 extra pound of body fat. In a recent study conducted by Brazilian researchers, they compared the telomere length and levels of oxidative stress between master athletes and sedentary individuals. As anticipated, the findings revealed
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Skin – Gut Connection We know that sunlight has powerful benefits on our health and researchers from Canada are adding even more highlights. They tested how the microbiota gets affected after receiving narrow-band ultraviolet light and they found that obviously it increased vitamin D levels, but the most interesting part is that it also
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Lactate & Growth Hormone I’ve been saying for years that a great way to increase endogenous growth hormone production is through strength training, especially the type that increases lactic acid. Recent research found that when you can increase and maintain high lactate levels during training, the increase in growth hormone production can be significant. Researchers
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Avocados and the Gut Bacteria Avocados are not only delicious, but also very healthy because of their concentrations of antioxidants, fiber, and omega-9 fatty acids, and now research is showing even more benefits. In a randomized controlled trial, researchers found that consuming one avocado per day: Increases the microbiome abundance and diversity Increases the production
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In my classes I explain lengthy about the different applications and benefits of eccentric training and this research done in professional powerlifters shows that the concept applies even to experienced subjects. The lifters did a bench press program for 4 weeks consisting of 7 sets of 1 rep where the concentric load was 90% of
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Vitamin D, the sun vitamin, is essential for human health Researchers are showing us how important it is for pregnant females and their children’s brain development. Different studies have shown that deficiencies of vitamin D during the different trimesters of the pregnancy can bring undesired outcomes for the offspring: Deficiency during the first trimester correlated
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Effects of a Hip Extensors Program on Lower Back Injuries. Clinical experience has shown me the importance of in-season strength training for athletes, and scientists from Spain and New Zealand reach the same conclusion. Researchers focused their efforts on finding out the effects of injury incidence by strengthening the gluteal muscles twice per week during
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I’ve talked before about the health benefits of coffee, but how about green tea? Researchers from Japan found that green decreases all-cause mortally among those who have suvived myocardial infarction or stroke in a dose-related manner: Compared to those who don’t drink green tea, the risk of all-cause mortality decreased by: 35% with 1-2 cups
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