Belly Fat Loser

Protein is an important building block for our body. Muscle, hair, skin and connective tissue are mainly made up of protein. In addition, protein is a unique and powerful player in all of the cells and most of the fluids in our bodies. Many of our bodies’ important chemicals such as enzymes, neurotransmitters and even [...]

What are the main vitamin D deficiency symptoms? Can a vitamin D deficiency really make you gain weight or feel generally bad, compared to someone who is getting plenty of vitamin D? Fro that matter, what is the recommended amount of Vitamin D you should take every day, and is that really the amount you [...]

There’s no question that the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids have been in the news frequently for the last couple of years. One big question that pops up is the question of where to get those Omega-3s; fish oil or flax seed? For one thing, there’s no rule that says you can’t use both. Scandalous [...]

If you’ve never heard of hemp protein or its benefits, that’s quite okay. I have been heavily involved in health and fitness for 25 years and though I knew most of the important things about diet and nutrition. After all, I’ve talked constantly to everyone from bodybuilders to tennis players, Major League Baseball players, and [...]

Acerola cherry (Malpighia Glabra L. ) has recently been touted for that buzzword of health, antioxidants, but the acerola cherry is not new, having been enjoyed by people in North, Central, and South America for centuries. In fact, it grows natively in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, and is beginning to be cultivated especially [...]

Juven, an over the counter supplement produced by big pharma company Abbott Laboratories, is being studied by the University of Alabama at Birmingham to see if it can possibly help senior citizens gain muscle mass. One would expect that if it can help old folks pack some lean meat on their bones, it could do [...]

Weight loss is the focus of our national attention, at least when we’re not thinking about the economy or those globs of black goo floating about the Gulf. Even the first lady Michelle Obama has been concentrating on childhood obesity of late. The problem for many is that losing weight takes time; in many cases [...]

If you’re in an intense lifting program, you may reach a point where you have trouble supplying your body with the nutrients is needs in order for you to make good progress. Sure, you can just eat, and eat, and eat, but that brings with it something you probably don’t want; excessive calories and fat [...]

One question I’m asked fairly frequently is “Can creatine help you lose fat?” Creatine monohydrate is one of the most popular and effective fitness supplements on the market today. The main reason athletes and fitness enthusiasts use it is to increase their ability to train hard and gain muscle mass. It has been popular for [...]

Creatine is one of the most popular bodybuilding, athletic, and fitness supplements on the market. It is used mainly to increase muscle size, strength, and endurance. It first skyrocketed to popularity when used by Olympic athletes in the late 1980′s, and has remained popular among athletes and fitness enthusiasts ever since. Despite its popularity, many [...]

Creatine (methyl guanidine-acetic acid) has been on the bodybuilding scene since the late 1980’s as a supplement purported to dramatically help increase muscle mass and endurance. Can creatine live up to it’s billing as muscle builder? Just what is creatine anyway? Is it something that’s banned in baseball? Can it give you an unfair advantage [...]