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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
“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.
Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee recovered from a fall to claim victory on his return to the World Triathlon Series.
Germany’s Angelique Kerber extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a three-set win over Caroline Wozniacki to clinch Stuttgart’s WTA tournament on Sunday.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez claimed the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy in Bucharest after beating Jiri Vesely in the final.
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde won the prestigious one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege for the third time in a 10-man sprint finish on Sunday.
Roberto Martinez felt Everton’s early strike in their 3-0 win over Manchester United enabled his side to control the game.
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
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
The game of chicken between Greece and its international creditors is turning into a vicious blame game as Athens lurches closer to bankruptcy with no cash-for-reform agreement in sight. Europe’s political leaders and central bankers and Greek politicians agree on only one thing: if Greece goes down, they don’t want their fingerprints on the murder weapon. If Athens runs out of cash and defaults in the coming weeks, as seems
