Quercetin

So is this subject taboo, or did everyone just quietly order up a couple bottles of Quercetin supplements.

"...a study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health shows that the powerful antioxidant/anti-inflammatory compound found in fruits and vegetables significantly boosts endurance capacity and maximal oxygen capacity (VO2max) in healthy, active but untrained men and women."

Intriguing study in that anything that claims to increase your endurance and VO2max bears a deeper look ... but note that the subjects used were active but not athletes.  Wonder what the effect would be on those who have already reaped the early fitness gains of increased athletic activity?

 

Some articles mention taking combinations of quercetin and bromelain (from pineapple stems - yum) for increased absorption.  I guess I am a skeptical person when it comes down to believing all the claims made to push things like this.  On the other hand, I've swallowed plenty of prescription medicine in my lifetime with absolutely no idea what was really in any of it, either, other than the meds had passed muster with the FDA based upon some non-biased, industry-sponsored research.

I guess if I suddenly win a Kona slot next spring by knocking eighty minutes off of my previous HIM time, everyone here will know I've turned into a quercetin junky.

LOL, man, that wasn't up there for 60 seconds -- you don't miss a thing.   Michael J. and I were in the same Rx drug-of-month club.