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Trying to Remedy Deficiencies — Magnesium L-Threonate Improving Sleep Quality?

Once again we return to Examine.com for another perfect example of totally useless and meaningless trial study. This time they summarized a controlled trial with magnesium L-threonate and its impact on improved sleep quality, daytime functioning, and mood in adults with self-reported sleep problems. What was studied? “The effectiveness of supplementation with magnesium L-threonate (MgT) for improving self-reported sleep problems. The primary outcome was sleep quality, assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Leeds […]

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Study on Active Young Women: Vegan Bodily Destruction

Today we return once again to Examine.com and a poor summary of a recent study looking at the devastating body composition changes in young active women from adopting the destructive and deadly anti-human diet, a.k.a. the retarded “vegan diet,” for only 8 short weeks. Key study details First and foremost, you cannot adopt non-species appropriate diets in a healthy way, as any kind of plant-based edible is both toxic and useless as human nutrition.

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Red Meat Is The Ultimate Fat Fighting Food

Today we return to the supplement shills at T-Nation and their clueless COO Chris Shugart, the guy who is obsessed with chemically man-made protein, as in the chemical shitstorms of their own poor quality protein powders.  This time he found another old “protein centric” study to misinterpret and use to sell their laughable products. Let’s see what he has this time and how to really use the information, if applicable. “Talk to the average

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Spirulina Will Increase Your Toxic And Heavy Metal Load — And A Few Words On Bioavailability And Bioconversion

Today we return to Examine.com and a summary of a study on spirulina and blood pressure, where they once again show us how clueless researchers and “scientists” are about everything. What was studied? “The effect of supplementing with spirulina on blood pressure.” Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria, and not algae as many people believe. Cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria that have photosynthetic capabilities, similar to plants, and are often referred to as

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Supplementary Selenium, Possible Health Risks And More On Triglycerides

Today we once again return to Examine.com and to a summary of a study on supplements as most people, including the staff at Examine, still fail to understand the most important aspect of any kind of supplement or compound from any kind of plant-based source. Yes, I’m talking about the chemical differences between an inorganic compound as found in plants or manufactured in a lab, and that of an organic bioactive compound as found

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Zinc Deficiency Is Impossible On A Natural Animal-Based Diet

Today we return to T-Nation, the fitness wannabe supplement pushers that never have studied biochemistry, nor looked into simple biology or physiology. In their recent article on “zinc deficiency,” they once again fail to differentiate between organic and bioavailable minerals and inorganic non-bioavailable minerals. Let’s see what else they made a mess of. “Relying on the RDI (Recommended Dietary Intake) system is tricky business. The RDI provides guidelines for nutrient intake. The problem? The

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Forcing The Body to Use More Energy By Increased Detoxification Is Not A Good Idea

Today we return to T-Nation and their clueless and protein-obsessed writer Chris Shugart, a guy I’ve had to correct more times than I care to remember. This time he’s once again raving about the alleged metabolic/thermogenic effects of protein, which in reality are almost negligible. We already know that protein is used for several processes in the body, processes that require energy — so about 20 to 30 % of the energy content in

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Don’t Waste Your Money: R-lipoic Acid (ALA/RLA) Supplements

Today we return to Anabolic Minds and a recent article they published on the subject of R-lipoic acid (RLA) and weight management, as in fat loss. We know that naturally occurring and bioavailable RLA and its bioactive form dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) have important antioxidant properties, assist in detoxification and cellular repair, and also plays a role in energy production, as in the conversion of glucose into energy through aerobic metabolism. So, let’s see what

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