How to tell you're not recovering
How to tell you're not recovering: subjective signs, resting heart rate and HRV, performance tests and laboratory markers of insufficient recovery. A practical checklist from the editors.
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Chlorella after 40
Chlorella after 40: lipids, blood pressure, blood vessels, immunity and B12 in mature age, drug interactions and choosing a quality product. An editorial review.
PEG-MGF and growth hormone: how their action differs
PEG-MGF and growth hormone: what pegylation does to the peptide, how PEG-MGF differs from GH and its long-acting forms, unknown risks and WADA status.
Psyllium: what it is and how it works
Psyllium (husk of Plantago ovata): what it consists of, why it forms a gel, how it acts in the gut, on cholesterol and blood sugar. An editorial review with sources.
Why athletes take tadalafil
Why athletes take tadalafil: hypotheses about «the pump» and endurance, altitude study data, the link with anabolic steroids, anti-doping status and risks.
Recovery of the body after using nandrolone phenylpropionate
What happens to the body after stopping nandrolone phenylpropionate: recovery of the hormonal axis, spermatogenesis, lipids, the heart and the psyche, which tests are needed and when to see a doctor.
Selenium: forms available and which to choose
A comparison of selenium forms in supplements: L-selenomethionine, selenium yeast, sodium selenite and selenate, methylselenocysteine, «chelates» and Brazil nuts. Absorption, accumulation, stability, product quality and advice on choosing.
Metabolic adaptation on a diet
Metabolic adaptation on a diet: why energy expenditure falls more than the loss of mass, the role of leptin, T3 and NEAT, how strong the effect is and how to soften it.
Ursodeoxycholic acid: effect on the liver and kidneys
Ursodeoxycholic acid: mechanisms of liver protection in cholestasis, proven and unproven indications, safety of high doses, cholemic nephropathy and effect on the kidneys.
Stanozolol and hair: the risk of androgenic baldness
Does stanozolol accelerate androgenic baldness: the role of DHT and androgen receptors, genetic predisposition, why finasteride does not block the action of DHT derivatives, diagnosis and treatment of alopecia. An editorial review.
How to tell you're not recovering
How to tell you're not recovering: subjective signs, resting heart rate and HRV, performance tests and laboratory markers of insufficient recovery. A practical checklist from the editors.
Chlorella after 40
Chlorella after 40: lipids, blood pressure, blood vessels, immunity and B12 in mature age, drug interactions and choosing a quality product. An editorial review.