TUDCA: Effects on the Liver and Kidneys
How TUDCA affects the liver and kidneys: mechanisms, cholestasis, drug-induced injury, data on nephroprotection, and the real level of evidence.
Training
Programs, exercise technique and load planning.
Testosterone Undecanoate and Alcohol: Why the Combination Is Dangerous
Testosterone undecanoate and alcohol: how the risks differ for the injectable and oral forms, how alcohol itself lowers testosterone, affects blood pressure, tests, and the safety of the administration procedure.
What to Combine Vitamin K2 With
What to combine vitamin K2 with: vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, dietary fats, as well as undesirable combinations with warfarin, orlistat, and sequestrants. A practical guide from the editorial team.
Zinc After 40
Zinc after 40: whether the requirement changes, who is at risk of deficiency, the connection with immunity and testosterone, safe doses, and the risk of copper deficiency. An editorial review.
The History of the Drug Ursodeoxycholic Acid
The history of ursodeoxycholic acid: from bear bile in traditional medicine to synthesis, the dissolution of gallstones, and the standard treatment for primary biliary cholangitis.
Side Effects of Potassium
Side effects of potassium: irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, hyperkalemia and its symptoms, drugs that raise potassium, and risk groups. An editorial analysis.
The Benefits of Spirulina for Athletes: The Evidence Base
The benefits of spirulina for athletes: what the studies on endurance, oxidative stress, muscle damage, and oxygen metabolism actually show, and the real level of evidence.
Cardarine (GW-501516) and the Psyche: Mood, Sleep, Anxiety
Cardarine (GW-501516) and the psyche: what is known about its effect on mood, sleep, and anxiety, why user complaints arise, and why the compound’s development was stopped.
Hypothyroidism in Athletes: Causes and the Link with Training and Pharmacology
Hypothyroidism in athletes: causes, the link with energy deficit and low-T3 syndrome, the influence of steroids and biotin on test results, and how to distinguish it from overtraining.
Myths About 5-HTP
Myths about 5-HTP: whether it replaces antidepressants, burns fat, or increases endurance, why the “natural means safe” idea is misleading, and the real risk of serotonin syndrome.
TUDCA: Effects on the Liver and Kidneys
How TUDCA affects the liver and kidneys: mechanisms, cholestasis, drug-induced injury, data on nephroprotection, and the real level of evidence.
Testosterone Undecanoate and Alcohol: Why the Combination Is Dangerous
Testosterone undecanoate and alcohol: how the risks differ for the injectable and oral forms, how alcohol itself lowers testosterone, affects blood pressure, tests, and the safety of the administration procedure.