Whey – A Safer Supplement

Whey protein has been around for ages, and has a lot of research suggesting it is safe over the long and medium term. Additionally, it is made from natural sources, and whey has been an ingredient in many foods for a long time. There are findings showing it helps improve exercise […]

Urban Living and Health

Having thought about the ideal place to live and the impact of geography on health, I wanted to write about some considerations. A few are, does mental health improve when living outside urban areas? Does it make sense for people with breathing or heart health concerns to live outside city […]

Low Carbohydrate Diets

There are a number of research papers conclusively recommending low carbohydrate diets over low fat diets. A few examining several past studies have found greater weight loss resulting from restricting carbohydrate consumption compared to when cutting down fat. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(15)00367-8/abstract Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet for 12 months gave better results […]

Vitamin D Supplements

Vitamin D has been linked to some possible health advantages. This vitamin appears to be singled out as having the most pay-off for risk involved in my opinion. Many other vitamins appear more dangerous supplements. Particularly at higher doses! e.g. http://annals.org/aim/article/718049/meta-analysis-high-dosage-vitamin-e-supplementation-may-increase-all Vitamin D may help reduce the elderly: Some highly-cited work […]

Meta – Analysis of Strength Training

To complement the research done on supplement effectiveness, it’s useful to review the other side of the strength equation : the actual exercise. It’s no good taking supplements and pursuing a sedentary lifestyle. That will result in weight gain (not in a good way) and won’t help you reach your […]

Meta – Analysis on Sports Nutrition Supplements

One way to lessen the risk of blindly believing misleading scientific results is to look at meta-analysis. This searches for patterns between numerous different studies to see if results are repeatable. One interesting article showing the use of this meta-analysis is Nissen and Sharp’s 2002 study on nutrition supplements. They […]

Flaws in Science

Flaws in Scientific Methodology Just because science is presented as an unbiased and fundamental source of truth doesn’t make it so. There are numerous examples of how science is flawed: it is a pursuit carried out by humans with their own intellectual or emotional flaws. Emotional shortcomings Many scientists are out there […]