(Natural News) Gut bacteria may play a role in muscle growth and formation, says a recent study. This is great news for those with skeletal muscle loss, especially since the findings say that changing the microbial composition may help with the condition. An international team of researchers conducted a series of experiments on mice to examine the link […]

(Natural News) People with diabetes are at risk of various health complications, including muscle atrophy. A new study suggests taking tocotrienols can help increase skeletal muscle weight and prevent muscle atrophy. For this study, which was published in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, researchers looked at tocotrienols (vitamin E) derived from the red-orange tropical fruit […]

(Natural News) Weightlifting is not just for making the body look more muscular. By increasing a person’s muscle mass, strength training prevents the onset of sarcopenia and makes it easier to treat lung cancer. Sarcopenia is a medical condition characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass. Also called muscle wasting, it is a natural part of the […]