Fitness
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Readers of this column will know that I’m highly skeptical of dietary supplements. So you might imagine my reaction when I saw headlines a few days ago about Taurine, “the elixir of life?” (at CNN) and “Supplement Slows Aging In Mice And Monkeys” (New York Times).
Unlikely, I thought. But I read the scientific article behind these reports, and now I’m intrigued.
What is taurine? And could
Depression is a common mental health disorder that affects many people worldwide. Effective treatments are available, but they do not work for everyone, so some people look to dietary supplements to try and alleviate symptoms. But do they have any effect? Medical News Today looked at the latest research and asked experts whether supplements might be of benefit to people with depression.
Depression is a lasting feeling of sadness, emptiness, or an inability to feel pleasure that usually happens
It can be a challenge to determine which fitness supplements are worth spending your money on. The marketing on many of these products can convince you that you need to take preworkout supplements among other things to achieve your fitness goals. It can be confusing, so we’ve narrowed down the supplements that are worth buying based on expert recommendations.
There are plenty of supplements out there that don’t workbut there are some that have been thoroughly tested, studied and proven to work by scientists. Supplements aren’t necessary if you’re already getting all the nutrients you need through food, but
