Research & Studies
"The addition of vitamin K to vitamin D supplementation did not produce clinically meaningful differences in arterial calcification or bone density outcomes in healthy adults over 3 years." Dr. Erin Michos, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 On August...
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"Vitamin D deficiency is present in 64% of patients initiating statin therapy and independently predicts subsequent myalgia development." Ahmed et al., Atherosclerosis, 2011 More than 35 million Americans take statins—HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors prescribed to lower LDL cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular...
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"Approximately 20-30% of individuals show minimal ergogenic response to creatine supplementation despite achieving muscle creatine saturation, suggesting response heterogeneity extends beyond simple uptake mechanisms." Syrotuik & Bell, Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 2004 Creatine monohydrate stands as one of the...
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"Voluntary exercise increases hippocampal BDNF mRNA by 50–100% within 3–7 days, a magnitude comparable to antidepressant treatments." Neeper et al., Neuroscience, 1995 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most abundant neurotrophin in the adult central nervous system and a master...
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"The relationship between creatine supplementation and androgenic hormones remains one of the most investigated—and misunderstood—topics in sports nutrition research." Dr. Richard Kreider, Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory, Texas A&M University Creatine monohydrate stands as one of the most extensively researched...
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