05-11-2017
Nootropics, what are they and how do they work?
Nootropics, what are they and how do they work?
Nootropics is the accepted term for substances that enhance learning and memory function. Nootropics work in various ways depending on the characteristic of the substance. Some work by enhancing oxygen...
29-10-2017
A multivitamin a day keeps the doctor away!
A multivitamin a day keeps the doctor away
With so many supplements available, and a lot of supplement advertisements in sports magazines targeted at athletes, one is rarely seen: ads for a multivitamin and mineral. When you think about supplements,...
22-10-2017
The lost art of flirting. How to flirt without being accused of sexual intimidation?
The lost art of flirting
In the past weeks, no years one after another scandal about sexual abuse came out in the open, where the pattern was very clear: one person being far more powerful than the other, who didn't speak up until even decades later,...
15-10-2017
What is CBD Oil and how does it work?
What is CBD Oil and how does it work?
CBD is the name of a compound called cannabidiol that is found in the cannabis plant. CBD is one of numerous compounds found in the plant that are called cannibinoids. Researchers have been looking at the potential...
08-10-2017
Good and bad estrogens: why the difference matters and how it influences your risk for breast cancer
Good and bad estrogens
Estrogen has long been considered a risk factor for a variety of women’s cancers, especially breast cancer. In fact, the risk of breast cancer has been shown to increase with the number of premenopausal years, when estrogen levels...
01-10-2017
Timing of supplements: should you take them on an empty stomach, with a meal or divided over the day?
Timing of supplements
We frequently receive the question whether it really matters when to use a particular supplement. Most supplements come with instructions to ingest them with a meal. This is in the assumption your meals contain fat, as fat will aid...
24-09-2017
Silicon supplement rejuvenates skin, hair and nails
Silicon supplement rejuvenates skin, hair and nails
It's not only gelatine and biotin that make your nails stronger. Studies show that silicon compounds do so too. Belgian researchers demonstrated the effect of orthosilicic acid in an experiment in which...
21-09-2017
Magnesium & muscle: more muscle strength with more magnesium
Epidemiological study: more muscle strength with more magnesium
The more magnesium elderly people have in their blood, the more muscle strength they have. This is the conclusion from an Italian epidemiological study done at the University of Palermo,...
