A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the asthma, allergy and immunology academy of America showed a breakthrough in the research in finding the treatment of hay fever. Hay fever, also called seasonal allergic rhino-conjunctivitis is one of the most common types of allergic condition which is caused when a person has an allergic reaction to pollen....

Tens of athletes have been tested positive for the use of steroids; not necessarily because they went out to look for them to benefit from them, but because they used them for the healing of their injuries. Tiger Woods, who is one of those athletes, used the services of a doctor who used steroids on him but this was not sufficient to get him suspended from the...

Sep 30, 2011

Research is mounting on the anabolic effects of brassinosteroids. I first saw these compounds discussed on Ergo-Log.com (check it out if you haven’t already), but a new(er) study has claimed that brassinosteroids may mimic the effects of anabolic steroids with less side effects. Homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, boosts muscle mass along by both...

Sep 29, 2011

I do quite a bit of research into herbs that might have potential in the nutritional market, although I don’t always write about them immediately. And generally I like to experiment with them before I put a lengthy article out there. But although I haven’t gotten a chance to experiment with Boussingaultia gracilis, I think it’s worth...

Sep 27, 2011

While they’re millions of dollars in debt with a stock that is barely worth pennies, and self-admittedly worried about the continued existence of their company, MusclePharm has made the decision to purchase Rampage Jackson a new Lamborghini . I’m not entirely sure what their strategy is here, but Rampage let the cat out of the bag in his post fight...

Sep 27, 2011

A 2010 study performed at the University of Memphis by Bloomer et al. examined the effects of nitric oxide boosting supplements on hemodynamics in trained bodybuilders, specifically focusing on the so-called “pump” that people claim is increased by nitrate based supplements. The study showed no statistically different measurements in post-training arm...