As we come down from the holiday high, we often distress into a sniffling mess. Many of us hit theMore…

1. Improve Athletic Performance: Cold Beverages?
2. Natural Remedies For the Common Cold
3. Whether or Not Weather Affects Arthritis Pain?

Just when you though you’ve heard of everything, researchers from the University of Copenhagen published the results of a studyMore…

1. Creatine Supplementation Improves Memory in Vegetarians
2. Do Probiotics Prevent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections?
3. Do Probiotics Help with Anxiety and Depression?

Research on if and how cold weather along with changes in atmospheric pressure affect the severity of your joint pain.

1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain?
2. Does Purple Passion Fruit Peel Extract Ease Arthritis Pain?
3. Natural Remedies for Arthritis Pain Relief?

Based on the current available evidence, we’re smack-dab in the middle of an obesity epidemic. Rates of obesity are skyrocketingMore…

1. Does Acupuncture Improve Arthritis Symptoms?
2. Nutritional Supplements for Weight Loss?
3. Does Green Tea Promote Weight Loss?

Next to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world.  Speaking of water, with all of theMore…

1. Recent Study Highlights Protective Benefits of Green Tea
2. Green Tea and Glucose Tolerance/Diabetes
3. Health Benefits of Astaxanthin

For those of us in colder climates, many of us have already battled the common cold this season.  Though generallyMore…

1. Natural Remedies for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy?
2. Natural Remedies for Arthritis Pain Relief?
3. Common Dietary Supplements Used by Elite Athletes

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint disease, affects roughly 20 million Americans.  Once thought to be a natural consequenceMore…

1. Do NSAIDS Provide Long-Term Pain Relief for Arthritis?
2. Does Purple Passion Fruit Peel Extract Ease Arthritis Pain?
3. Natural Treatment Options for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Elevated levels of serum cholesterol represent a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. In fact, there’s actually a directMore…

1. Do Soy Nuts Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol?
2. How to Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally?
3. Chinese Red Yeast Rice for Lowering Cholesterol?

Market research suggests that l-arginine is a very popular amino acid supplement among male students.  L-arginine is a conditionally essentialMore…

1. Performance Enhancing Effects of Growth Hormone in Recreational Athletes
2. Increase Your Strength with L-Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate?
3. L-Arginine Supplementation Enhances Exercise Tolerance?

Astaxanthin is a very potent antioxidant that we’ll be hearing more and more about over the coming years.  Specifically, itMore…

1. Health Benefits of Fish Oil Supplements
2. Recent Study Highlights Protective Benefits of Green Tea
3. Health Benefits of Grape Seet Extract on Cardiovascular Health

As a former competitive athlete (in the sports of cycling and winter biathlon), I know that there’s nothing more frustratingMore…

1. Effect of Probiotics on Respiratory Tract Infections
2. Do Probiotics Help with Anxiety and Depression?
3. Probiotics Improve Bowel Function in Elderly

Leucine is an essential/branched-chain amino acid which has been gaining considerable research attention lately for its potential performance-enhancing or ergogenicMore…

1. Leucine in the Sky with Diamonds?
2. Tribulus Terrestris for Resistance Training?
3. CLA, Creatine, Whey Protein–Effects on Resistance Training?

Elevated serum cholesterol and, in particular, LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) are important risk factors for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Does phytostanol and phytosterol-enriched margarine help lower cholesterol levels in user and non-users of statine medication?

1. Phytostanol Supplements for Lowering Cholesterol
2. Red Yeast Rice Revisted for Lowering Cholesterol
3. Chinese Red Yeast Rice for Lowering Cholesterol?

Competitive athletes need to recover quickly from bouts of training as well as competition to prepare for subsequent events. Studies have shown that postexercise consumption of carbohydrates and protein results in better recovery than consumption of carbohydrates alone.

1. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation for athletic performance
2. Do Branched-Chain Amino Acids Help in Muscle Recovery?
3. Glycine Propionyl-L-Carnitine and Athletic Performance?

The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide.  Worldwide, approximately 250 million people have diabetes—according to theMore…

1. Cinnamon Supplements Improve Blod Sugar Control?
2. Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss?
3. Does Glucosamine Affect Diabetes or Blood Sugar Levels?

The Lees of brown rice are by-products of its fermentation in the process of making rice wine.  Brown rice itselfMore…

1. Chinese Red Yeast Rice for Lowering Cholesterol?
2. Cinnamon Supplements Improve Blod Sugar Control?
3. Red Yeast Rice Revisted for Lowering Cholesterol

Elderly patients who are hospitalized for various reasons are often prone to developing bowel problems.  Most commonly, they have problemsMore…

1. Probiotics – What Scientific Basis Do They Have?
2. Do Probiotics Help with Anxiety and Depression?
3. Why Use Probiotics?

Probiotics are microorganisms which are beneficial to the human host.  These benefits can include improved digestion, increased immunity, enhanced energyMore…

Creatine supplementation is almost turning into the Aspririn® of the supplement industry.  No, it’s not quite a complete parallel inMore…

1. CLA, Creatine, Whey Protein–Effects on Resistance Training?
2. Does Creatine Monohydrate Improve Blood Sugar Control?
3. Creatine Protein Carbohydrate Supplements?

This is a guest post by Maria Rainier–see her author bio at the end of this post. If you sufferMore…

1. Magnesium Supplementation Improves Asthma Symptoms?
2. Conjugated Linoleic Acids – CLA for Asthma?
3. Coenzyme Q10 for Relieving Asthma Symptoms?