Category Archives: Supplements and Nutraceuticals

Creatine Timing

Creatine Timing

Creatine is one of the most popular sports supplements on the market, and for good reason. It has been shown to increase lean body mass, muscle size, and creatine stores in the muscles, all of which are directly related to increased physical performance. The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) released thisContinue Reading

Can Green Coffee Bean Extract “Burn Fat”?

Can Green Coffee Bean Extract “Burn Fat”?

Green Coffee Beans Coffee beans or seeds of the coffee plant are the pits found inside the red fruits called cherries. These seeds/pits are referred to as “beans” because of their appearance similarity to true beans (1). Green coffee beans are coffee beans that have not yet been roasted, or simply said, raw beans. GreenContinue Reading

Probiotics may Increase Metabolism and Decrease Body Weight

Probiotics may Increase Metabolism and Decrease Body Weight

Earlier studies showed that breakfast can increase metabolism. It is also known that exercise can raise metabolic rate and take some pounds off. How about actually eating yogurt to increase your metabolism? Does that sounds like a fantasy?! Maybe not. Probiotics are defined as live bacteria that benefit its host’s health. The term probiotics wasContinue Reading

Weight Loss with METABO

Weight Loss with METABO

Claimed to increase natural weight loss through metabolism, a new supplement, METABO, was investigated by an independent study and published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2013. METABO contains 8 main natural ingredients that include Raspberry Ketone, Caffeine Anhydrous, Bitter Orange, Ginger Root Extract, Garlic Root Extract, Cyayenne Extract, L-Theanine andContinue Reading

Evidence for Bone Reversal Properties of a Calcium- Collagen Chelate, a Novel Dietary Supplement KoACT.

Evidence for Bone Reversal Properties of a Calcium- Collagen Chelate, a Novel Dietary Supplement KoACT.

By 2012, approximately 12 million Americans over 50 years old are expected to have osteoporosis. One half of all postmenopausal women will have an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime; 25% of these women will develop a vertebral deformity, and 15% will experience a hip fracture.Continue Reading