by Becky | Nov 7, 2016 | 2016, Antioxidants, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Fitness and Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Twelve weeks of supplementation with ubiquinol (CoQ10) significantly improved markers of oxidative stress. In addition, CoQ10 kept urinary biomarkers for measuring cell damage constant in participating subjects, but only after the first exercise period of the exercise program. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 14, 2016 | 2016, Fitness and Exercise, Ginseng, Men's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participating healthy male runners found that a combination of panax ginseng and danshen, taken daily for 7 days prior to downhill running, significantly improved their muscle damage and arterial stiffness and significantly increased their range of motion as well, compared to the runners in the control group.
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by Becky | Sep 2, 2016 | 2015, Ashwagandha, Botanicals, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Compared to placebo, significant improvements in bench press, arm and chest size, % body fat, and levels of testosterone and creatine kinase were seen in the 29 study participants who took 300 mg of ashwagandha along with an 8-week combination of weight training.
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by Becky | Apr 29, 2016 | 2015, Diabetes, Fitness and Exercise, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Review of studies shows that physical exercise during pregnancy decreased risk of diabetes mellitus by 31%. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 29, 2016 | 2016, Botanicals, Curcumin, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the 28 participants, those who took 400 mg of curcumin before and after resistance training, significantly reduced markers of inflammation compared to control.
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by Becky | Apr 14, 2016 | 2015, Fish Oil Supplements, Fitness and Exercise, Immune Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. After just 3 hours of exercise, those who supplemented with krill oil for 6 weeks significantly increased immune system protein IL by 45.9% and natural killer immune cells by 6.5%.
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by Becky | Apr 12, 2016 | 2015, Botanicals, Fitness and Exercise, Ginger
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. College students who took 2.2g of ginger daily for 5 days prior to running, significantly decreased their level of soreness by 40% compared to the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 27, 2014 | 2010, Botanicals, Fitness and Exercise, Ginger
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Randomized placebo-controlled study shows 2 grams of ginger exhibits 23-25 % reduction in pain. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 22, 2013 | 2013, Fitness and Exercise, Polyphenols
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Polyphenol rich blueberries and green tea supplementation reduced the exercise induced inflammation and oxidative stress that occurred during intense exercise in this study of 35 long distance runners. (more…)
by nhri | Apr 18, 2013 | 2012, Amino Acids, Branched Chain Amino Acids, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Men given 20 grams of branched chain amino acids had 50% less muscle soreness after drop-jump testing. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 17, 2008 | 2008, Fitness and Exercise, Flavonoids, Lung Health, Respiratory Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study revealed that of 119 mice, 52% of the 37 mice in the exercise plus quercetin group died following infection with the flu virus compared to 74% of the 23 mice in the exercise plus placebo group who died following flu infection.
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