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11 Tainted Supplements You Should Avoid

Is it a vitamin, or a “vitamin-like substance”?  A dangerous amphetamine-like drug has been detected in a host of herbal weight-loss and workout supplements sold nationwide. Harvard researchers found this untested, unapproved stimulant, called BMPEA, in 11 of 21 products labeled as containing Acacia rigidula, an obscure Southwestern shrub. BMPEA has never been tested in humans or cleared for use in pharmaceuticals or supplements, but it’s been proven to raise heart rate and

This 30-Day Plank Challenge Will Transform Your Body

“It forces you to stabilize your body, engaging your entire core — not just the exterior abs that you see in the mirror,” says celebrity trainer Anna Kaiser, founder of AKT InMotion studio in New York City. This means your obliques, or all-around abs (where you’ll find those lovehandles), and transversus abs (the deepest layer) will tighten up.

The PC Gamer: Why the VR waiting game is great for those who dare to dream

Introduction How’s that Steam Machine under your TV doing? The wait for virtual reality to become the future is proving quite torturous really, especially since it’s already been 25 years. And it’s been delayed once again, with the Oculus Rift looking like it’s even further away than we thought. Maybe it’ll scrape in this year, but don’t put money on it. As for the competition, yes, the HTC Vive is

How to turn your PC or Mac into a lean, mean retro gaming machine

Introduction and choice of platforms Before the IBM PC changed the computer world forever, for many the pinnacle of personal computing was the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. For gamers these computers defined the first screen generation. As an object of desire the ZX81 may not have won any design awards, but for many it was their first true computer. Anyone who would love a trip