This article was originally posted by Ryan at the original HillRunner.com Blogs.
I came across a good summary of what we know currently on kinesio tape that I wanted to pass along. Also, mixed results for mega doses of antioxidants.
Good kinesio tape?
Well…maybe not. Unless you like the placebo effect. (Note: I’m not opposed to using placebos if they will help.)
Bad antioxidants?
In recent years, we’ve heard of the bad side of long term megadoses of antioxidants.
There’s a new review of studies out looking specifically at Vitamin E and some related compounds with some interesting results:
[quote]On the basis of vitamin E and NAC studies, acute intake of antioxidants is likely to be beneficial. However, chronic intakes of most antioxidants have a harmful effect on performance.[/url]In other words, short term intake appears to be good. Long term intake, not so much.