Tag: muscle
Vitamin K significantly reduces leg/muscle cramps in humans
As many of my readers know, muscle spasticity is one of the main symptoms of low thyroid…
Endotoxin/LPS causes muscle weakness/damage (myopathy), vitamin E is protective
It looks like we can add vitamin E to the list of remedies against endotoxin/LPS, at least…
Vitamin K linked to higher muscle mass/strength in males
The role of vitamin K in bone health is well-established, as is its role as a “coagulation”…
Childhood stress causes muscle dysfunction in adulthood by damaging oxidative metabolism
Yet another study demonstrating that many mysterious, and sometimes severe/fatal (e.g. ALS) muscle-related conditions may be not…
HUMAN STUDY: Vitamin B3 ups muscle/bone mass/strength, lowers fat, improves glucose control
The study is epidemiological and it did not distinguish between the various forms of vitamin B3 available…
Obesity is estrogen-driven; Chronic fasting burns mostly muscle, not fat
I wanted to do a quick post on this, as this topic is one of the most…
Vitamin E reduces exercise-induced muscle damage
Nothing much to add here and the article title is essentially identical to my post. I am…
Muscular dystrophy may be driven by estrogen
Aside from implicating estrogen in yet another “mysterious” chronic, incurable condition the study below is also worth…
Muscles starve/waste in the absence of vitamin D
As turns out, yet again, vitamin D is far from being the simple “bone vitamin” as most…
Vitamin D3 anabolic, calcitriol catabolic for muscle/thymus
Several great studies, which will probably do little to calm down the controversy that seems to be…