måndag 8 november 2010

Grapefruit Juice

T NATION | Nutsack-Rated Nutrition:

"If, however, you're a supplement kamikaze and what to maximize the effects of your supps, take them with 8-12 ounces of grapefruit juice. I urge you not to do this with your prescription meds, though, as grapefruit juice might raise the level of the drugs in your bloodstream to unsafe levels."

lördag 25 september 2010

Eliminate Man Boobs

T NATION | How to Eliminate Love Handles, Man Boobs, or Jelly Belly:

"Lastly, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, broccaflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, and bok choy contain a phytochemical� (Indole-3-Carbinol) that reduces estrogen levels."

onsdag 30 juni 2010

Cruciferous Vegetables Reduce Oxidative Stress

The Super-Veggies: Cruciferous Vegetables: "In a study funded by the National Cancer Institute, 20 participants were
encouraged to eat 1 to 2 cups of cruciferous vegetables a day. After three weeks, the amount of oxidative stress in their body was measured. Then, after a
three-week wash-out period, the study participants were told to take a multivitamin with fiber. Again, the oxidative stress was measured three weeks later.
And the results? Oxidative stress in the subjects' bodies dropped 22% during the period when they were eating lots of cruciferous vegetables. But the change during the multivitamin segment was negligible (0.2%),"

onsdag 19 maj 2010

Dietary vitamin K reduced risk of incident and fatal cancer

Dietary vitamin K intake in relation to cancer incidence and mortality: results from the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition:

"These findings suggest that dietary intake of menaquinones, which is highly determined by the consumption of cheese, is associated with a reduced risk of incident and fatal cancer"

tisdag 18 maj 2010

Eating Hamburger, Steak Don't Raise Heart-Disease Risk, Study Says

Eating Hamburger, Steak Don't Raise Heart-Disease Risk, Study Says - WSJ.com:

"A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that the heart risk long associated with red meat comes mostly from processed varieties such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs and cold cuts—and not from steak, hamburgers and other non-processed cuts."

onsdag 5 maj 2010

Health Benefits of Green Peas

Health Benefits of Green Peas:

Lectins may not be all bad.

"Green Peas has the ability to dissolve clumps of red blood cells that are destined to become clots eventually. This clot prevention is due to the presence of special plant protein called lectins."

måndag 12 april 2010

High-GI Carbohydrate Help You Fall In Sleep

High-glycemic-index carbohydrate meals shorten sleep onset:

"Conclusions: We showed that a carbohydrate-based high-GI meal resulted in a significant shortening of SOL in healthy sleepers compared with a low-GI meal and was most effective when consumed 4 h before bedtime. The relevance of these findings to persons with sleep disturbance should be determined in future trials."

SOL - sleep onset latency