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Whats all the hype surrounding BCAA’s about?

Whats all the hype surrounding BCAA’s about? BCAA’s. I am sure you heard of them or read it on the side of your protein tub, or heard of a guy taking a handful of capsules saying they “They are just BCAA’s” But what are they? What are BCAA’s? BCAA’s are branched chain amino acids, more specifically they are: Isoleucine Leucine …

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Can Echinacea have an impact on an athlete?

Echinacea is a floral extract sold in pharmacies to help treat colds/flu symptoms. It does so by stimulating the body to produce more of a certain type of white blood cells which would fight infection. That very kind of white blood cells also stimulates the kidney to produce more red blood cells. All of the above are the grounding of …

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