Muscle Building Blog

Patients with cancer, heart disease and other chronic illness struggle not only with complications inherent to their disease, they also experience an involuntary loss of weight and muscle mass triggered by the body's natural response to infection and inflammation. Increasing nutrition intake does not mitigate the process and there is no treatment.

Imagine being told that your 13-year old son has testicular cancer, that was the reality for one local family. Now that brave young man is sharing his story to raise awareness about this often deadly disease with the help of one new business right here in Grand Junction.

High-dose vitamin D relieves joint and muscle pain for many breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

High-dose vitamin D relieves joint and muscle pain for many breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

A Canadian study has shown that taking fish oil while on chemotherapy treatments helps to maintain and even build much needed muscle mass in cancer patients. It helps with survival rates and improves quality of life.