Irene Christodoulou's Corner

 Before writing anything about Vitamin B6 we should remember that Doses larger than 100 mg may cause numbness and tingling in hands and feet. Vitamin B6, specifically of the “pyridoxine” form is an essential vitamin for bodybuilders to take. You will obtain different advantages upon intake of the said vitamin: - It utilizes the proper metabolism of protein and carbohydrate . For muscular growth protein is not enough if you don't receive the Vitamin B6 you need. The more protein you receive the more vitamin B6 you need in order to have results ( for muscular growth). That is why both aminoacids tablets -solutions and protein supplements contain vitamin B6 in the same bottle/tin! Aside from supplements, you can get Vitamin B6 on foods such as liver, green beans, chicken, sea vegetables, nuts and bananas. Deficiency of Vitamin B6 was correlated with depression in elderly. Also, deficiency of Vitamin B6 was associated with inflammation and increased oxidative stress. About weig...

Well, it happened to me personally. I bought green tea tablets ( Lamberts, 250 mg of catechins per tablet) and I received one tablet with my meal. Two hours later I went to the gym and of course I received my carnitine 1000mg and my royal jelly before. On that day I was full of energy and stayed for about 40 min more because I wanted to exercise more ( 3 hours+  in total). Why was that? I had received the green tea tablet to support thermogenesis and burn fat, but what about the athletic performance? Yes, it does help, because one day later I omitted the carnitine and royal jelly and received the green tea alone. My athletic perfomance was higher than when I go for exercising with no supplements at all. Much higher ( about 20% more in Km and 30 % in Kcal). So, this was an accidental discovery for me. I searched and found an interesting article for this matter. You can read it at http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/green-tea-diet-and-exercise.html . What I am very interested about is ...

Τhe British Council co-organises with the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and the Paul Stolper Gallery the acclaimed artist Damien Hirst's first solo exhibition in Greece entitled New Religion . Damien Hirst is undoubtedly one of the most significant living artists of our times. He is the most prominent member of the Young British Artists (YBAs) group, who dominated the world art scene during the 1990s, and his work continues to cause controversy. In New Religion a cross studded with pharmaceuticals like precious jewels vindicating their significance for human life and prosperity; a silver heart pierced by needles and razor blades and wrapped in barbed wire; an altar; a carved marble pill standing in for the eucharist, a silver child’s skull and medical charts are some of the exhibits that comprise a list of open questions posed by the artist in relation to science, its role as a new religion, religion itself and art. According to Hirst “There are four import...