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08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Understanding the ingredients in your exercise and athletic performance supplements

Dietary supplements are often recommended by nutritionists to improve your fitness or shed excess pounds. However, their ingredients might not deliver on their promises, either because they don’t work or they’re meant for a different level of performance. So a federal research center released summaries about the ingredients used by supplements. The National Institutes of […]

04/04/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Perform better mentally AND physically with beets

Several studies have determined the “mechanisms of action” of beets, and findings show that the plant can boost body systems and impact blood pressure, heart health, and cognitive function. Beets (Beta vulgaris, Chenopodiaceae) are currently being used as a sports performance supplement ingredient. Study findings have also determined that beetroot, or the taproot of the beet […]

02/11/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Boost athletic performance naturally with Pycnogenol

A study discovered that Pycnogenol, a brand of nutritional supplement derived from French maritime pine bark extracts, can boost athletic performance. The study was carried out by a group of researchers from Chieti-Pescara University in Italy who used two types of athletic performances to determine the effects of the herbal extract upon athletic performance. In the first part […]

11/08/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Nutrients in apples and grapes found to increase stamina

A recent study found that certain nutrients in apples and grapes increase the body’s stamina, according to a report by NutraIngredients-USA. Scientists from the Faculty of Sports Science at the University of Burgundy reported that two 500 milligram (mg) doses of polyphenols increased the endurance of athletes studied by almost 10 percent. Furthermore, the study […]

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