For many years, people have associated lysine with its ability to treat the herpes virus. While it is true that this amino acid is a potent virus-fighting agent, it also delivers a handful of other benefits. Today, we’ll be taking a look at how l-lysine plays a crucial role in various functions in your body…
Many athletes know that a good branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplement is important for an efficient workout. Apart from increasing your muscle mass and improving endurance, these supplements also help prevent muscle breakdown as well as post-workout soreness. Today, we’ll be talking about one specific BCAA that does that more. If you’re looking for a…
Whether you’re a runner wanting to go a little farther or a bodybuilder who needs to perform more repetitions while training, having muscle endurance is important. Muscular endurance plays a crucial role in improving your ability to support daily activities as well as your performance in sports and exercise. It allows your body to sustain…
Resistance training often first comes to mind when it comes to building muscle. However, if you want to build muscle mass and strength successfully, working out is not enough. You need to fortify your efforts with a rich protein source to support its synthesis in the body. While a balanced diet can ideally support your…
At one time, cold water fish was the predominant source for omega-3 fatty acids, but “fish burp” pushbacks, and calls for more sustainable and vegetarian alternatives have given rise to a marketplace flourishing with choice—which can be simultaneously as wonderful as it is confusing to consumers. For omega-3 brands, playing up a product’s unique ingredient…
Athletes are human, too, and vulnerable to chronic inflammation. Repetitive strain injury, post-exercise pain and stiffness, lowered resilience and mood—all which involve inflammatory stress—can affect performance during and out of season. A severe problem will take an athlete out of competition, and even the milder inflammation in delayed muscle soreness (DOMS) will take them out…
Over the past several decades the healing benefits of black seed (Nigella sativa) have become a significant focus in the world of medicine; more specifically, the oil of these seeds has become the primary focus. To sort through the murky environment of black seed oil (BSO), we need to take a closer look at the…
Everyone wants the best brain they can have. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defined a healthy brain as “one that can perform all the mental processes that are collectively known as cognition, including the ability to learn new things, intuition, judgment, language and remembering.” Several dietary ingredients have recently shown promise for safely…
The aging process is accompanied by numerous health challenges, which will vary from individual to individual due to several factors, including genetics, lifestyle choices, environmental factors and life events. Premature aging is also closely linked to oxidative stress.1 Reactive oxygen species (ROS), otherwise known as pro-oxidants, are formed as by-products of normal metabolism in our…
Cognition is top of mind for consumers. Tom Druke, director of VitaCholine brand development, Balchem Human Nutrition and Pharma, pointed to data from Natural Marketing Institute’s (NMI) 2015 Healthy Aging Study showing loss of cognitive function is the top age-related apprehension reported by respondents. Their concerns aren’t without merit. “As we age, changes in brain…