by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 22, 2020 | Fitness
Fifty-two percent of North Americans spend $41 billion a year on over-the-counter food supplements. A review of 277 clinical trials on 992,129 participants, using 24 different supplements, found that nutritional supplements were not associated with increased lifespan...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 11, 2019 | Fitness
Creatine is a substance found in muscle cells that can help your muscles produce energy, particularly while lifting heavy weights or exercising intensely. Your body makes creatine from three amino acids (protein building blocks) called L-arginine, glycine, and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 8, 2017 | Fitness
A researcher posing as a 15-year-old football player called 244 health food stores across the United States and asked if they would sell him protein supplements to give him larger muscles. More than two-thirds of sales attendants at the health food stores recommended...
