Articles
How Beta Glucan Strengthens Your Immune System
By Jeff Rocco MD
Beta glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers linked by beta-glycosidic bonds. An ever-growing body of research demonstrates that they have a pronounced supporting effect on human immune systems.
COLD & FLU SEASON TIPS FOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
The past few years have seen intense research conducted and published on long-term endurance exercise and changes in your immune system. Surveying this research helps explain the causes and complications while providing avenues for athletes to avoid them – or at least mitigate the risk of exposure.
HOW HALO UNLOCKS CURCUMIN’S POTENTIAL
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
The technology that makes curcumin viable and effective in human bodies didn’t exist. So First Endurance developed it.
HOW CURCUMIN AIDS TISSUE REPAIR & RECOVERY
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
How curcumin’s ergogenic properties can help balance inflation, improve recovery, and address lingering, chronic issues with joint and tendon pain. Curcumin’s effects are real, and they’re supported by research.
How To Prevent & Relieve Muscle Cramps Through Science
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Learn how we use the latest scientific research in order to actually prevent dehydration cramps, not just treat them once they occur.
The Ideal Carbohydrate for Endurance
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Cyclic Cluster Dextrin is easier to digest & burn, and helps your body absorb other critical nutrients. It even reduces the effects of mental fatigue during exercise and increases time to exhaustion.
Adaptogens & New Insights Hiding in Plain Sight
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Adaptogens constitute a catch-all category lumping together various herbs and traditional medicines that have a long history of keeping humans healthy under periods of stress, both physical and mental.
Latest Research: The Proven Performance of OptygenHP
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Dr. Luke Bucci lays out the latest research on the ingredients that are unique to OptygenHP's formula – ashwagandha and Senactiv® (which is a blend of adaptogens) – along with a kicker: beta-alanine.
The Science of Recovery: How to Optimize Your Recovery Process
By Dr. Luke Bucci & Jeff Feliciano
Learn about the process of recovery, and what you should – and shouldn’t – do in order to recover faster & realize bigger gains from your efforts.
Recovering Beyond Muscles
By Dr. Luke Bucci & Jeff Feliciano
How Ultragen provides the critical nutrients needed to facilitate recovery.
Liquid Shot: Traditional Gels Are History
By First Endurance
When re-engineering Liquid Shot, we left no design choice unquestioned and no research or tech stone unturned. Learn about the rationale behind the latest formula.
How Liquid Shot Delivers More Energy, Faster
By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD
Dr. Bucci gets granular with the sugars and starches that make Liquid Shot the ultimate emergency fuel source when you’re at your absolute limit.