From ingredients to everyday habits: guidance for exploring longevity with curiosity, precision and perspective.
Why cells respond less well to insulin, how it is assessed, which approaches have proved effective in trials, and what berberine, magnesium, inositol, cinnamon and chromium really...
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Memory, time to effect, doses and tolerability: what randomised trials and meta-analyses actually say about bacopa (Bacopa monnieri), and what they do not yet tell us.
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An “adaptogenic” plant from cold mountains, rhodiola has EMA-recognised traditional use in medicines but small, contradictory trials. Doses, time to effect, interactions, liver and product quality: what...
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Selenium is an essential trace element, but the margin between requirements and excess is narrow. Roles, requirements, foods, deficiency, selenosis and major trials, with the figures.
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Mitochondria make most of our cells' ATP. Structure, DNA, energy production step by step, the effects of age and what human trials suggest helps maintain them.
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Made by the body, coenzyme Q10 exists in two forms: ubiquinone and ubiquinol. What studies show about absorption, statins, the heart, migraine and fertility, and the precautions...
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Black radish is said to “drain” the liver. Composition, sulphur compounds, laboratory, animal and human studies, ways to eat it and precautions: what science actually knows about...
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L-carnitine carries fat to mitochondria, but swallowing more does not make it melt away. Its actual role, weight and exercise studies, forms, TMAO and precautions.
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Strength, lean mass, daily dosing or loading, kidneys, hair, water retention and the brain: what studies and health authorities actually say about creatine.
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Capers, red onion and kale: where to find quercetin, why it is poorly absorbed and what trials actually show, from blood pressure to senescent cells.
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Often presented as the slimming probiotic, Lactobacillus gasseri has mainly been studied through a few strains. Weight, abdominal fat, stress, sleep and vaginal flora: what trials really...
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Essential amino acid and precursor to serotonin, melatonin and NAD+: requirements, richest foods, what studies show about mood and sleep, and precautions for use.
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