To get the best results from your training, ensure that your post-workout drink or meal is up to par. After your workout, your body is most receptive to using amino acids to repair muscle tissue, while using carbohydrates to restore muscle glycogen. One of the best post-workout options is chocolate milk. Most prepared chocola…

One in six people will suffer a stroke during their lives but most are preventable, experts say. Figures published to coincide with World Stroke Day, which falls on Saturday, show that the brain attacks, caused by clots blocking the blood supply, kill someone worldwide every six seconds. But scientists say that 85 per cent of…

Scientists including those from Queen’s University have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers. Hereditary cancers are those which develop as a result of a gene fault inherited from a parent. Bowel and womb cancers are the most common forms of hereditary cancers. Fifty th…

Study shows higher testosterone levels may help older men preserve muscle mass and delay frailty as they age A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher levels of testosterone were associated with reduced loss of lean mus…

Weekly yoga classes eased pain and improved functioning in some people with chronic lower back pain – but the yoga sessions weren’t any better than regular stretching classes, according to a new study. Researchers found that participants in both types of classes had better functioning and fewer symptoms after three mo…