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Several years ago, somewhere around the year 2010-2011, a new substance appeared on the nutritional supplements market. The manufacturers spoke big words about it. Several years later, this substance …
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial plant from the Fabaceae family, which is cultivated almost everywhere. The leaves, seeds and sprouted seeds of the plant are used for food …
Alpha-glycerophosphocholine or sometimes just glycerophosphocholine (Alpha GPC) is a choline-containing supplement that, appears to be pharmacologically active at higher doses. Alpha GPC is mostly marketed due to it conferring dietary …
Aniracetam is a lipophilic derivative of Piracetam, exhibiting many of the same effects with an estimated 3-6x increased potency. It increases cholinergic neurotransmission as is typical of the Racetam …
Artemisia absinthium, or common Artemisinin (wormwood), is most famous as an ingredient of the alcoholic beverage absinthe. Besides its common function as a flavoring, wormwood also has a long …
Withania somnifera (also known as Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, and winter cherry) is a plant of the Solanaceae family. This Ayurvedic herb has gained serious scientific understanding. This plant recently found …
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid, belonging to the same class of substances of the group of carotene, lutein, and lycopene. Unlike provitamin A, Astaxanthin has low toxicity and is not …
Astragalus is an important herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has been used in a wide variety of herbal supplement products and natural remedies. One of these blends is the …
The abbreviation BCAA (Branched-Chain Amino Acid) is a combination of three amino acids with a branched molecular structure. The 3 amino acids are leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Together with …
Beta-alanine is the building block of carnosine, a molecule that helps buffer acid in muscles, increasing physical performance in the 60–240-second range. Beta-alanine can aid lean mass gain. Carnosine appears …