Negative Calorie Nonsense
I got a message this morning from a trainer buddy of mine. Here’s what he wrote: “Hey Elissa, I’m in a debate about negative calorie foods. I think you wrote an article about it but couldn’t find it on the forum. I know Celery is claimed to be negative calorie but is the cost of digestion really 146 calories to it’s 5 calorie content?!?” 146 calories to digest a stalk of celery???? Intrigued, I did...
Why I’m in a Bad Mood Today…
Because I sorta miss the “good old daze” when prohormones were legal. No – I’m not really “for” anabolics (or against them, for that matter…). But prior to the ban, at least there were reputable companies in the business, with decent quality control and cycle information. Potential users could make choices with eyes wide open. After the ban, “designer steroids” – which were...
I Write Letters
I was perusing the LÄRABAR website today, as part of a review I’m writing for the Functional Food section. They’re high quality, high fiber, whole food energy bars that taste pretty good, so I’m giving them a nice write up, for the most part. But – like so many health/fitness-oriented supplement companies – they make specific claims for their products that they don’t back up with any hard data. ...
Antioxidants ‘cannot slow ageing’ – or can they?
I picked up on this report from the BBC this morning: Antioxidants ‘cannot slow ageing’. Using Nematode worms, scientists found even those given enhanced antioxidant powers to deal with tissue damaging “free radicals” did not live longer. The team from University College London said, in the Genes and Development journal, there was “no clear evidence” they could slow ageing. …The tiny Nematode...
Rant – Straight Talk
I’m currently tapping out a review of IDS BetaNOX – it’s another NO-booster, and a pretty effective one, too. I received a couple of sample packets in my last supp order and used one for yesterday’s workout…it’s been a while since I’ve used an NO supp, so the effects were quite noticeable. I rather liked it. But my attitude did a 180 when I looked at the label. The very first ingredient was a...
False Dichotomies
The Boston Globe ran a reasonably decent article on anti-aging supplements last week, called “Time in a Bottle.” There were, of course, the usual caveats about supplements being unregulated, and the usual experts making harrumphing noises about how consumers should be skeptical, etc. etc., but the author, Kay Lazar, gave the subject a more even-handed treatment than many mainstream writers do. One of the experts she...
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