Tag: exercise
Vitamin B1 enhances physical activity and wakefulness by raising dopamine
Several decades ago, researchers in Japan did a lot of research with vitamin B1 (thiamine), as well…
Marathon running causes demyelination, a known cause of conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
I am sure this study will earn me quite a bit of hate-mail, but the evidence against…
Endurance exercise causes (peripheral) hyper-cortisol state
A few months ago I did a post on a pair of studies showing that while cortisol…
Vitamin E reduces exercise-induced muscle damage
Nothing much to add here and the article title is essentially identical to my post. I am…
Regaining weight post diet/exercise due to lowered metabolism by increased PUFA in cardiolipin
This is by far the most significant study I have seen come out in the last 2-3…
Century-long metabolic decline, not less exercise and/or more eating, causing the obesity epidemic
I did a few posts years ago on the alarming findings that the youngest generations are among…
Exhaustive eccentric exercise (EEE), such as running, causes hyperlipidemia and liver damage
…and vitamin D can apparently reverse those negative effects, when given at a dose of just 2,000…
Higher metabolic rate, not exercise, makes people naturally slim
Hopefully, this study will pour cold water on all the “fitness gurus” out there who preach (though,…
“Endurance” exercise ages the vascular system of males by more than a decade
A very interesting study, though I don’t really agree with its findings that while “endurance” (in this…
Endurance exercise is bad for dental/oral health
It is common knowledge among dentists that athletes often have poor teeth. However, there aren’t that many…