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IGF to Stay Younger: The Ultimate Guide to Age Reversal ## Introduction to IGF and Aging The quest for youthfulness has been an enduring human endeavor. With advancements in science, the focus has shifted towards understanding and manipulating biological mechanisms that govern aging...

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. In a peptide molecule, amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds. The length of a peptide can vary, ranging from just a few amino acids to several dozen. When a peptide consists of approximately 2 to 50...

Red light therapy, also known as photobiomodulation (PBM) or low-level laser therapy (LLLT), is a non-invasive treatment that uses red or near-infrared light to stimulate various biological processes in the body. While it's not a direct replacement for weightlifting, it can complement your...

The main purpose of recovery is to replace what was lost during training. The main things “lost” during training are water and electrolytes due to sweat. The main electrolyte lost in sweat is sodium, and focusing on replacing sodium after training is extra important as the other electrolytes are...

Antioxidants are a common supplement for both health and fitness. Antioxidants work by donating an electron to reactive oxygen species (free radicals) – this can reduce oxidative stress and muscle damage. Unfortunately, oxidative stress acts as a growth signal following training, so reducing...

by Matt Weik There’s no getting around it… Father Time is a bitch. He doesn’t care how nice you are. He doesn’t care how much money you have in the bag. Regardless, we are all going to age. Some of us more gracefully than others, but that youthful appearance you once had in your teen’s and...

Cycloastragenol is a saponin derived from Astralagus root, which is used in traditional Chinese and Eastern medicine. Saponins are amphipathic (both hydrophilic and lipophilic) glycosides (sugar bound to a non-carbohydrate functional group) that are classified according to a soaplike foaming...

theguerillachemist AICAR(Acadesine monophosphate aka ZMP) is a very cool molecule that has been making its way into the performance enhancing circles, and even more recently being sold as a supplement. AICAR is an analog of adenosine(AMP/ATP) that acts as an AMPK agonist. AMPK is an enzyme that...

The Ageless Sport by Blane Morton Bodybuilding truly is the ageless sport. Unlike basketball or football or track and field, bodybuilders peak at all different stages in their lives. Shawn Ray and Jay Cutler were megastars in the sports by the time they...

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes identified an FDA-approved drug that can create the elusive and beneficial brown fat. Mice treated with the drug had more brown fat, faster metabolisms, and lower body weight gain, even after being fed a high-calorie diet. The researchers say the technique...

Anybody headed out to this? STATELINE, Nev. — The Tahoe Show Fitness and Bodybuilding Championship, an NPC Amateur Bodybuilding National Qualifier Competition, will be held at the Montbleu Resort Showroom in Stateline, NV on the south shore of Lake Tahoe next Saturday, Aug. 27. The...

It's really not quite correct to say androgens suppress or stimulate the immune system. It is a bit more complicated than that, not surprisingly. Here is Immunology 101 in a nutshell. The immune system has two "arms of attack": the cell mediated arm and the humoral arm. The cell mediated arm...

What makes a ketogenic diet Scientists are still trying to establish exactly why and how keto diets lead to beneficial therapeutic outcomes, but the “what” of the matter is well understood. Simply put theres 2 possible sources of fuel for most all cellular functions which are fat and glucose...

Researchers in Japan have found that human aging may be able to be delayed or even reversed, at least at the most basic level of human cell lines. In the process, the scientists from the University of Tsukuba also found that regulation of two genes is related to how we age. The new findings...