Monthly Archives: July 2023

Centella Asiatica, Piper retrofractum and Curcuma longa for Fertility

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Centella Asiatica (gotu kola), Piper retrofractum (Javanese long pepper) and Curcuma domestica (turmeric) may possess aphrodisiac effects in males. This may relate to the way that the compounds interact with the physiological system of men. In one study a combination … Continue reading →

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Does HMB Raise Testosterone Levels?

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) is a metabolite of the essential and branched chain amino acid, leucine. HMB has become popular amongst strength athletes because evidence suggests that it can increase lean body mass. The mechanisms for this are not fully understood, … Continue reading →

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Shilajit as a Nutritional Supplement

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Shilajit is a blackish substance that exudes from layers of rock in various places around the world. Nutritional sources of shilajit often originate from the Himalayas, but other sources include Norway, Russia and Tibet. Shilajit is a mixture of a … Continue reading →

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Arginine and Ornithine for Resistance Training

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Arginine is not an essential amino acid. However under conditions of extreme stress, including intensive exercise, the demand for arginine by cells and tissues can outsrip the rates of synthesis and so arginine is considered semi-essential. Arginine is able to … Continue reading →

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L-Arginine and L-Lysine on Growth Hormone Release

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Growth hormone has a wide range of effects in humans and animals. In particular, growth hormone is perhaps best known for its muscle building and fat reducing properties. Optimising growth hormone is therefore beneficial in those that wish to maintain … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Inhibits Luteinizing Hormone

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol may inhibit the release of luteinizing hormone in animals and humans. Alcohol (ethanol) is able to stimulate the release of GABA and β-endorphin and inhibit the production of nitric oxide (which stipulates luteinizing hormone release). Drugs that block β-endorphin … Continue reading →

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Taurine and Testosterone

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Taurine is also known as 2-aminoethane sulphonic acid. Taurine is one of the most abundant low molecular weight substances in humans and animals. Although an amino acid, taurine is not used in protein synthesis, but instead plays a role in … Continue reading →

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Luteinizing hormone and its Release

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Luteinizing hormone is an important step in the synthesis of testosterone. Luteinizing hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary in response to signals from the hypothalamus in the brain. Luteinizing hormone is important because it enters the circulation and stimulates … Continue reading →

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Magnesium and Insomnia

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an essential macro-mineral that is required in gram amounts for normal physiological regulation. Generally the Western diet is depleted in magnesium, and in addition the diet also contains too much calcium which exacerbates the low magnesium intakes of … Continue reading →

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Acetyl-L-Carnitine in the Treatment of Depression

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) has a number of functions in human nutrition and metabolism. Perhaps its most well known role is the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondrial membranes for energy production. Another less well known role, that may be related … Continue reading →

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