Archive for August, 2008

We have just updated our community section. The old tlogs (training logs) section has now been merged with the community section, to create one new health and fitness community portal. Readers can sign in and write their own fitness blogs and participate in the health related discussions in the forum. We have also migrated the... »

The recent study at Boston university, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has shown that 1 in 5 Indian herbal medicines sold on the internet could be harmful. Toxic metals have been found in ayurvedic medicines from both in India and the US. The research group analysed 193 products and found... »

Bruce Lee was interviewed on the Pierre Berton Show in 1971. The interview starts with the the question of Bruce Lee making films in Mandarin, when he can only speak Cantonese. Surprising, in the early Bruce Lee films the voices are dubbed, as the early Bruce Lee films were first shot without sound. “To... »

Steroid induced acne has resulted in permanent scarring for a 21 year old bodybuilder. This is a stark warning to all those that take steroids, or are considering taking steroids, to try to build muscle faster. Steroid use is still a major problem, and it is often the young and impressionable that opt for... »

The traditional English breakfast, the fry up, has yet more bad press. In addition to the problems of its high salt, high fat, high cholesterol and it generally being very bad for you – it is commonly referred to as being a “heart attack on a plate”, researchers have discovered that eating too much... »