(Natural News) Want better athletic performance? Researchers from the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili in Iran suggest supplementing with saffron. In their study, published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements, they found that saffron can boost athletic performance and recovery, after looking at its potential-enhancing effect on physical performance, stamina, and recovery. For their study, the researchers recruited 28 nonactive and […]

(Natural News) Protein supplements can help you gain weight, lose weight, or maintain your weight. It all depends on how they are incorporated into a dietary plan and when they are taken. A review of studies, which was published in the journal Nutrition Reviews, found that protein supplements should be taken during a meal and not […]

(Natural News) A new study finds that regular exercise may prevent inflammation and muscle damage in people who smoke by reversing muscle loss. A team of researchers from Germany wanted to find out the effects of therapeutic exercise on inflammation and muscle loss due to cigarette smoking, so they carried out an experiment on three […]

(Natural News) A study from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) backs the age-old knowledge that losing weight requires reducing your caloric intake. However, the researchers say it’s not so your body doesn’t get more than it can burn – rather, it’s because eating fewer calories is what’s good for the bacteria in your gut. The […]

(Natural News) Muscle pain and soreness typically occur after exercise. According to a study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements, these can be reduced by supplementing with ginger. The study, which was carried out by a researcher from the Old Dominion University in the U.S., looked at the effect of ginger supplementation on muscle […]

(Natural News) If you want to lose weight, don’t do it by crash dieting. A study conducted by a team of researchers from Georgetown University found that crash dieting can make you gain more belly fat and make your muscles weaker. Additionally, it can also make angiotensin II, a hormone known to increase blood pressure, […]

(Natural News) The lower back never really stops working to support the upper body. But we rarely pay attention to it, much less do things that are actively beneficial to it. An article on Spine-health suggests showering more love for your extremely busy lower back by walking more often. Walking is the least we can do […]

(Natural News) Regardless of your age or fitness level, when back pain strikes your initial response may be to stop whatever you’re doing to find a comfortable resting position. Once you’ve settled down, you probably won’t feel like doing anything else until the pain subsides. While this may seem like the best course of action, you […]

(Natural News) Following a healthy diet will guarantee you health benefits, but to some people, making healthy dietary changes may cause them to experience constipation. This may be because: The new diet is low in soluble fiber. Diets that reduce the intake of grains, such as gluten-free, paleo, and low-carb diets, as well as diets that greatly […]

(Natural News) It’s said that the shortest way to a man’s heart is through the stomach. However, a new study provides a unique take on it, saying that the state of your heart and blood vessels affects the population of good bacteria that live inside the gut. Gut bacteria participate in many vital processes that keep the […]