CREATINE: WILL IT HELP ME REACH MY FITNESS GOALS? Is just about everyone taking creatine to help them reach fitness goals? Creatine is, actually, the most popular ergogenic (athletic-enhancing) supplement in history! And there is always new research coming out about it. I mean ALWAYS. If you don’t have the time or desire to sift […]

The aloe plant has been used for centuries for a myriad of medical benefits all over the world, for its enzymes and anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. It also has immune-stimulating polysaccharides. It’s been used for everything from skin conditions to the treatment of gonorrhoea and candida.   It also eases inflammation, stabilizies blood […]

Tyrosine is an amino acid found in animal products and is important to healthy thyroid function. It’s also used in the body for epinephrine formation, which means it’s depleted by physical and mental stress. Thus, your bodybuilder’s high protein (meat) diet is fostering healthy thyroid function.  

The “development of cognitive enhancers from plants possessing antioxidants has gained much attention due to the role of oxidative stress-­induced cognitive impairment”. New study shows that the antioxidant properties in ginger improve cognitive function. http://ow.ly/EvQk300yo9M We know that free radicals cause damage to cells. We know that antioxidants mitigate free radicals.   So simply put, […]

    Hey my fit friends, remember to take your AminoPulse at the right times to optimize your muscle growth and recovery. It really does make a difference, and timing is important! AminoPulse is the only amino acid supplement with a Leucine-rich 6:1:1 BCAA ratio, B-Alanine, L-Glutamine, and Leucine metabolites. I know, I know, that’s […]

Whether you’re training for sport or just to stay in great shape, having a workout buddy can hugely contribute to your success. After competing 4 times in my first year as a figure athlete, without doubt the best thing I did for myself this past go around was reach out and connect with a dependable […]

Athletes: Take your B’s! In addition to many important metabolic functions that the B-vitamins support, they are crucial for providing our bodies with energy. B-vitamins are especially important during times of growth; that means us bodybuilders! Did you know? that of the five diseases that are caused by deficiencies of specific vitamins (ie: scurvy), three […]

Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is needed in the stomach to break down our food and help absorb its nutrients. Symptoms of low HCl, or an underactive stomach, are excessive gas, belching or feeling very full after meals, halitosis, acne, and nausea after taking supplements. Low HCl will reduce absorption of nutrients from the foods we eat […]

Mint has an array of health benefits for athletes and competitors. Its high vitamin A is not only an anti-oxidant to help protect our bodies from damaging metabolic by-products of our intense workouts, but is also highly supportive to growth and tissue healing. It aids bile flow, which means it’ll help digestion on comp diets, […]

Nothing is more devastating to an athlete than an injury. Whether chronic or as a result of a sudden mishap, the tears and frustration are often not from the physical pain of the injury, but from the grief and frustration associated with the possibility of not reaching whatever fitness/physique goals you’ve set for yourself. As […]