Tag: recovery
Creatine of greater benefit to vegetarians
Those following a vegetarian diet maybe more liable to a potential creatine insufficiency. Meat and fish represent the primary dietary sources of creatine, so it makes sense that their exclusion from the diet would result in a greater chance of reduced body creatine stores. Vegetarians would therefore have to rely to much greater degree on [...]
Ginseng protects your muscles
Panax (Korean ginseng) may help reduce exercise induced muscle damage (Jung et al 2011). Supplementing Korean ginseng helped to lower creatine kinase activity – a measure of muscle protein breakdown, and it also lowered levels of an inflammatory marker called interlukin-6. Interestingly it helped to improve insulin sensitivity as well, perhaps making it of some [...]
CLA improves exercise endurance and aids weight loss
Mice fed a CLA supplemented diet for 10 weeks had improved endurance and better weight loss, than a control group fed on a normal diet. Endurance was assessed by a running task, and the CLA fed mice were able to run for a time period that was 26% longer than the control group. CLA seems [...]
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