Choline in Pregnancy: What the New IQ Trial Found
Skin Aging: Evidence-Based Guide to Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Sunscreen, and Retinoids
Here are the most evidence-backed, affordable strategies to reduce the signs of skin aging — based on the latest human clinical research. The good news: most of them cost nothing at all. Table of ...
Coffee and Dementia Risk: What a 131,821-Person Study Found
Right now, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. By 2060, that number is projected to nearly double to 13.8 million people. Between 2000 and 2022, deaths from Alzheimer...
Microneedling for Skin: Clinical Evidence, Results, and At-Home Device Risks
Microneedling has been exploding in popularity. It's claimed to reduce scars, wrinkles, and more. But it sounds a bit counterintuitive: improving skin and treating the signs of aging by sticking a ...
Nitric Oxide Supplements: What the Research Actually Shows
Nitric oxide supplement research is more promising than many people expect—but the gap between clinical evidence and what supplement companies actually deliver is striking. This article breaks down...
Saturated Fat and Heart Disease: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Is saturated fat a problem for our hearts, or not? It's a controversy people have been arguing over for decades. Voices on both sides of the question are easy to find. The debate got a fresh jolt o...
Early-Onset Cancer Risk: What the Data Shows and How to Respond
Cancer rates appear to be skyrocketing in people under 50 [1][2]. Gen X, Millennials, and even Gen Z are being diagnosed at significantly higher rates than previous generations were at the same a...
Taurine Supplements: Evidence from 34 RCTs and 1,394 People
There was absolute despair in the supplement community a few months ago. A study on taurine appeared to smash the hopes that taurine supplements could extend lifespan. The controversy never quite j...
Turmeric & Curcumin Supplements: What the Research Actually Shows
Lies and deception characterise the majority of turmeric and curcumin supplements on the market today. That's a strong claim — but the evidence backs it up. There are legitimate use-cases for curcu...
Heart Disease Prevention: Saturated Fat, LDL Cholesterol, and the Diet Evidence
Across the world, cardiovascular disease death rates have been falling dramatically [1]. Today, science offers tools that could virtually eliminate coronary heart disease as a cause of death. But ...
Antioxidants and Aging: What the Research Shows
For years, antioxidants were hailed as miracle compounds that could slow aging, improve heart health, and enhance physical performance. Then, almost as quickly as they rose to fame, they fell out o...
Peanut Allergy Prevention: The Early Introduction Evidence
Dr. Ruchi Gupta did everything right to protect her daughter from peanut allergies — and it backfired. Dr. Gupta was a young doctor researching food allergies. She knew the advice. At the time, in ...
The FDA-Approved Alzheimer's Blood Test: What It Can and Cannot Tell You
The results hit like a ton of bricks — and they have critical implications for the recently FDA-approved Alzheimer's blood test. Researchers were packed wall-to-wall at a conference in San Diego. T...
Testosterone, Castration, and Lifespan: What the Research Shows
A massive new study published in Nature found that castration increases lifespan across vertebrate species, including zoo mammals, rodents, and wild animals [1]. This aligns with historical human d...
2026 Dietary Guidelines: What the Science Actually Says
For years, the message has been to "eat real food." It sounds simple, but the real challenge is figuring out what that actually means—and how official guidelines define it. With the release of the ...
Evidence-Based Cancer Screening: Which Tests Actually Save Lives
When it comes to preventing cancer, early detection is everything. But with all the noise online—from trendy full-body scans to viral "biohacking" tests—it's easy to miss the tools that are actuall...
Hormone Therapy After the FDA Warning Label Change: What Women Need to Know
There has been a dramatic change when it comes to hormone therapy. In the U.S., the FDA essentially admitted it had taken the wrong approach for decades, potentially keeping millions of women from ...
Exercise for Knee Arthritis: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Knee arthritis affects millions of people — and many are managing it with advice that research has since overturned. Understanding what the current evidence actually says about joint health, physic...
NMN and NR Supplements: What the Human Evidence Actually Shows
Over the last decade, NMN and NAD+ supplements were hyped as groundbreaking tools in the fight against aging. Boost your NAD+ levels, the story went, and you might slow aging, boost energy, and eve...
Zinc Supplement Guide: Forms, Dosing, Benefits and Safety
Table of Contents Key safety points Overview Forms and Bioavailability Evidence for Health Benefits Recommended Dosing Safety and Side Effects Drug Interactions Dietary Sources References Key s...
Shingles Vaccine and Dementia Risk: What the Research Now Shows
Something remarkable has emerged from a completely unexpected corner of medicine. Medicine is full of examples where there's been failure after failure to treat a specific health condition, only fo...
Weight Loss Supplements: Evidence-Based Guide to Efficacy and Safety
Table of Contents Key safety points Overview Regulation of Weight-Loss Supplements Evidence for Benefits by Ingredient Summary of Evidence Recommended Dosing Safety and Side Effects Drug Interact...
Coffee and Heart Health: What the Research Actually Shows
There was absolute panic in 1981. Imagine sitting at the table, enjoying a morning cup of coffee, with the day's paper spread out in front of you. Your eyes fall on a headline in bold, black letter...
Retatrutide Phase 3 Trial: 28.7% Weight Loss Compared to Tirzepatide
A phase 3 clinical trial has demonstrated 28.7% weight loss over 68 weeks with a new drug called retatrutide. The trial also showed substantial relief from knee osteoarthritis pain — an unexpected ...
PCSK9 Inhibitors: How Gene-Guided Therapy Is Transforming Heart Disease Prevention
A revolutionary approach to cholesterol-lowering has changed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine. For decades, LDL cholesterol has been recognised as a central driver of heart disease. But rec...
Vitamin K2 Benefits, Forms, Dosing, and Drug Interactions
Table of Contents Key safety points Overview Forms and Bioavailability Evidence for Benefits Recommended Dosing Safety and Side Effects Drug Interactions Dietary Sources References Key safety p...