13 posts
Wow! Has it been 6 years since my last supplement post? Before I begin with my updated views, let me say that when it comes to supplements the vast majority of us are just guessing. We are guessing...
Read more →I stopped buying fish oil in 2010. I was already becoming highly skeptical that it was the miracle supplement it was supposed to be. Whenever I hear claims that we need it to fight inflammation, I'd...
Read more →In May, I posted Thinking About Supplements - 2013 Edition. Perhaps a better title would have been Guessing About Supplements? For me and probably most consumers, when it comes to supplements, we do...
Read more →With the possible exception of diet colas, the one idea I have flip-flopped on the most is if BCAA (branch chained amino acids) are a valuable supplement. In the post Thinking About Supplements -...
Read more →Last July I posted Thinking About Supplements - 2012 Edition. Although I still fancy myself as someone who is mostly anti-supplements, the evidence suggests otherwise. I do take supplements daily,...
Read more →In the post L-Tyrosine is my NZT-48, I raved about taking L-Tyrosine to improve focus. It was an idea I got after quickly taking a quiz in the book The Mood Cure. Because the supplement was so...
Read more →In the post Thinking About Supplements – 2012 Edition, I said this about protein powder. > Pure garbage. The limiting factor in gaining muscle is not protein. It is calories. I only wish I have...
Read more →It has been 2 years since my Thinking About Supplements post. If you want to know why I have an anti-supplement bias, go read that post. Despite my bias, I have spent the last year trying many...
Read more →In the previous post Distraction Diet 3, I mentioned that I actually found a supplement that increases my ability to focus. That supplement is the amino acid L-Tyrosine. Before I explain how, I want...
Read more →Until last week, I thought I understood Vitamin D. Then I attended a presentation by Green Pasture and was introduced to the Vitamin D Handbook: Structures, Synonyms, and Properties. This is an...
Read more →I am not a big believer in supplements. For the most part, I see the supplement industry as a bunch of charlatans selling the modern version of snake oil. The supplement industry profits by...
Read more →I have no love for baseball. Not only is the game boring, but they have a childish view of steroids that I don't have the energy to debate at this time. This post is about a story I saw on the cover...
Read more →I never would have read a book with this title unless it was written by my nutritional mentor Jonny Bowden. !Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments...
Read more →