The World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled human obesity a world-wide epidemic (Giskes, van, Avendano-Pabon, & Brug, 2011; Pimentel, Arimura, de Moura, Silva, & de …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled human obesity a world-wide epidemic (Giskes, van, Avendano-Pabon, & Brug, 2011; Pimentel, Arimura, de Moura, Silva, & de …
If you’ve used a ‘fat-burner’ previously, you very likely have heard of citrus aurantium. In case you haven’t, here’s a little low-down on what citrus …
Milk and dairy products like cream, butter, cheese and yogurt provide immense health benefits to us humans. However, questions have always been raised about the …
If you want to keep packing on lean muscle, and improving your strength and sport performance, there is no denying that nutrition, especially protein intake …
Since time immemorial, humans have used cannabis for recreational and medicinal purposes (Vaney et al., 2004; Grotenhermen & Muller-Vahl, 2012). Traces of hashish (a purer …
Milk is wholesome food; no wonder it is the first food that nature intends you to have! Cow milk is considered homologous to human milk. …
We’ve all heard about the importance of protein intake, especially if you are into sports. Protein supplementation in combination with resistance training has come to …
The physical demands of an athlete differ greatly from a ‘normal gym guy’ looking to build huge muscles. Explosiveness – a combination of muscle power …
Colostrum is the ‘initial milk’ that mammalian breasts secrete (for a few days) after giving birth. It varies from ‘true milk’ not only in consistency …
Milk is a great source of calcium, vitamin D, other vitamins, micronutrients and milk protein – whey and casein. It has always been considered essential …
D-Aspartic Acid or DAA has been making waves in the fitness world; it has taken the supplements industry by storm. Marketed as an effective and …
All forms of exercise involve bodily movements. These movements are nothing but changes in the alignment of bones brought about by contraction of muscles – …
Although an integral part of fitness, isometric muscle strength is an often ignored component. The importance of isometric strength in almost all functional (carrying a …
Pre-workout drinks which raise the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in your system are a craze with gym goers and athletes alike. The reason – …
As we all know, obesity is now considered a pandemic. In the US, prevalence rates of obesity have almost doubled from 12.8% to 22.5% during …
Damage to skeletal muscle occurs in a number of conditions like muscle rupture or cell necrosis (Cervellin, Comelli, & Lippi, 2010). Resistance exercise-induced skeletal muscle …
Did you know that the oft-spoken ‘metabolic rate’ is, in fact, a measure of the rate of secretion, blood levels and action of certain hormones? …
Cardiorespiratory fitness is best reflected by oxygen uptake and its utilization during maximal intensity exercise. The greater the peak oxygen uptake (VO2 max.), more efficiently …
As we all know, anabolic-androgenic steroids are used to gain lean muscle mass; in the process either getting big (as in bodybuilding) or improving sporting …
Breast surgery has been around for more than a century. More recently, an increasing number of women have been opting for cosmetic breast surgery, mainly …