While most muscle cramps occur due to idiopathic (unknown) causes, they are often linked with factors such as exercise, ...

I get asked at least once a day, if not more, what supplements to take. As a former NFL player who trains hard, does Jiujitsu ...

Athletes know the essentials: protein builds muscle, sleep recovers it, and training with weights is the driver. We need to add this as new research suggests one more key player in muscular ...

If you’re shopping for supplements in a store, don’t expect much help from the pharmacist or other staffers. That’s the conclusion we drew after sending 10 secret shoppers to ask about echinacea and ...

Zaki Hassan-Smith previously received funding from the Society for Endocrinology. He is currently employed by the NHS. Previous posts were funded by the NIHR and ERC. One of the most important ...

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If you want to build muscle, a simple home cooked meal might not suffice. Supplements often earn a bad reputation for being 'artificial', but unfortunately sometimes, our food, no matter how varied ...

Patients who take statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, which can lead them to stop taking the highly effective medication and put them at greater risk of heart ...

Some clinicians have recommended vitamin D supplements to ease the muscle aches of patients taking a statin, but a new study shows the vitamin appears to have no substantial impact. Patients who take ...