Men's Health - UK (2019-07)

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STRIKE OIL

Before your next big

work presentation,

take a drop of CBD oil.

Researchers believe

that cannabidiol can

reduce anxiety before

public speaking.

University of

Sao Paulo

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ETERNAL YOUTH

Slow down ageing

with some coenzyme

Q10. Studies suggest

that this vitamin-like

antioxidant could help

to reinvigorate your

body’s energy supply,

rolling back the years.

Beiersdorf AG

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A FAT LOT OF GOOD

We all know omega-3

fatty acids are helpful,

but they do more than

you think. A study

found that they also

aid recovery and

increase mobility.

Journal of Sports

Science and Medicine

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SLEEP EASY

Top up your levels of

magnesium, a mineral

involved in more than

600 processes in your

body. Among its many

powers are maintaining

good brain function and

improving sleep quality.

Radboud University

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BOLSTER YOUR

TROOPS

Trying to start a family?

Researchers found that

men who took 5mg of

folic acid and 66mg

of zinc per day for 26

weeks increased their

sperm counts by 74%.

University Medical

Centre Nijmegen

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GET A LEG UP

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D capsules to your

stack. Studies show

that it can help

you increase your

lower-limb strength.

Queen Mary

University of London

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NEVER MIND

Ginkgo biloba may have

a rep for improving

brain function, but

those who took it for

six weeks did no better

in cognitive tests than

the placebo group.

Journal of the

American Medical

Association

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MAGIC PILL

Trying to dodge heart

disease with a pill won’t

work. Data from two

million people shows

that a balanced diet

and regular exercise

are more effective than

any vitamin capsule.

John Hopkins University

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BONEHEADED

Calcium is essential

for your bones, but too

much of it can harm

your heart. More than

1,000mg per day will

increase your risk of

heart disease by 20%.

National Institutes

of Health

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THE RIGHT WHEY

Bodybuilders who took

whey protein logged

greater gains than

those who took casein,

improving their squats

and bench presses.

Centre for Ageing,

Rehabilitation,

Exercise and Sport

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Your holiday is booked,

so now get shredded

with the choice of the

men in white coats:

creatine. A scientific

review suggests it can

boost power, stamina

and recovery.

Baylor University

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PASS THE

ACID TEST

Losing weight while

maintaining muscle is

not as improbable as it

sounds. Calorie-cutters

can sustain lean body

mass by adding

BCAAs to their diet.

College of Charleston

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COMFORTS

Vitamin C can

help you beat

man flu, but you’d

need huge amounts.

A review found that 8g

per day can cut colds

by 19% – but that’s

four times the RDA.

University of Helsinki

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