Image via Wikipedia Testosterone is a well known anabolic steroid and has, of late, gained notoriety due to repeated incidents of its misuse by many athletes and sportsmen. The result is an undeserved fame that testosterone has earned as a drug of bad repute. Testosterone is no doubt, a powerful drug that helps build bone and muscle mass and strength. …
Testosterone Effects – Adolescent, Puberty, Adult
Testosterone is a hormone released from the testes in the male and ovaries in females and is considered both a sex hormone as well as an anabolic hormone.
Pellagra and Vitamin Niacinamide Deficiency
Image via Wikipedia Pellagra is a disease condition caused by vitamin B3 or niacinamide deficiency. It is characterized by the 3 Ds- dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. Historically, pellagra was described as early as 1735 by Don Gasper Casal, a Spanish court physician. He named this condition pellagra meaning rough skin due to the predominant finding of scaly, rough skin among …
Amazing Niacinamide
Image via Wikipedia Vitamin Niacinamide-overview: Niacinamide is also called Vitamin- B3 and is one of the group of vitamins under the heading of B-complex. Niacinamide is formed by combining niacin and an amide molecule. Both niacin and niacinamide have different chemical properties and hence different effects on the human body. Niacin has reported effects in reducing blood cholesterol levels while …