Women may have longer life expectancy than men but that gap in the United States has now narrowed to five years, the shortest in 50 years according to the National Center for Health Statistics. While the life-expectancy gap between men and women has decreased over the last few decades it’s still very important that men pay more attention to their bodies to live a longer and happier/healthier life.
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Introduction: by Dana Houser
Tribulus terrestris is a plant (also known as puncture weed/vine or caltrops) that is mainly grown in sandy soil environments. It produces a fruit that is protected by a spiny burr. The extract from the fruit has been used in herbal medicine as a diuretic, for colic pains, and to fight hypertension and hypercholesterolemia (1,2). It has also been shown to increase testosterone levels (3) and improve sexual function in animals (3-5) as well as to reduce symptoms of angina pectoris in heart patients (6). Excessive intake of Tribulus terrestris has been reported to cause neuromuscular disorders in sheep (7-8).
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Introduction: by Dana Houser
Before answering the questions Brent has placed before us, I would like to digress to make certain the reader is on the same page. This allows obviation the reader may have through coming to understand the basic vocabulary of the fatty acids, etc, which is NOT necessarily a simple science.
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By Carl Lanore
Italy is known for it’s food and fashion but who would have guessed they’d also have the jump on helping women potentially eliminate menopause and it’s associate symptoms using a common over-the-counter supplement – melatonin.
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By Carl Lanore
Everyone wants washboard abs but how exactly do you get them? The answer has not been very clear and many professional fitness trainers disagree about the proper way to achieve that desirable mid section. This causes much confusion amongst their clients. “Am I wasting my time doing hours of abdominal work every week?”
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By Robbie Durand, M.A., C.S.C.S.
GH Preferentially Burns Abdominal Adipose Tissue
Interestingly GH stimulates adipose tissue mobilization after a delay of approximately 2 hours (3). During sleep, the peaks in GH result in maximal levels of free fatty acids about 120 minutes later (9). Additionally, GH increases circulating levels of glycerol and free fatty acids in GH deficient men after a lag time of 2-3 hours (12).
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By Robbie Durand, M.A., C.S.C.S.
“I have always trained the same, higher volume, short rest periods; it keeps it challenging which I thrive on.” - Jay Cutler
And now the classic question: how much rest should a bodybuilder take between sets? (Continued)
Bioactive compounds extracted from cinnamon potentiate insulin activity, as measured by glucose oxidation in the rat epididymal fat cell assay. Wortmannin, a potent PI 3′-kinase inhibitor, decreases the biological response to insulin and bioactive compounds from cinnamon similarly, indicating that cinnamon is affecting an elements upstream of PI 3′-kinase. (Continued)
Recent epidemiological studies demonstrated a beneficial effect of coffee consumption for the prevention of type 2 diabetes, however, the underlying mechanisms remained unknown. We demonstrate that coffee extract, corresponding to an Italian Espresso, inhibits recombinant and endogenous 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) activity. The inhibitory component is heat-stable with considerable polarity. Coffee extract blocked 11β-HSD1-dependent cortisol formation, prevented the subsequent nuclear translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor and abolished glucocorticoid-induced expression of the key gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. We suggest that at least part of the anti-diabetic effects of coffee consumption is due to inhibition of 11β-HSD1-dependent glucocorticoid reactivation.