Articles & Guides
Evidence-based guides, research summaries, and expert insights on supplements and health.
CoQ10, Statins and the Supplements to Avoid
Statins lower CoQ10, but trials split on whether CoQ10 eases statin muscle aches. Which supplements to avoid, space out or take freely with a statin.
Taking Calcium and Magnesium Supplements Together
Calcium and magnesium can be taken together: studies show little absorption clash. How to split doses, daily limits, the ratio and medicine spacing.
Ubiquinol vs Ubiquinone: Which CoQ10 to Take?
Ubiquinol and ubiquinone are two forms of CoQ10. Compare absorption trials, the heart failure and fertility evidence, dosing and safety.
Magnesium Threonate vs Glycinate: Which to Take?
Glycinate suits sleep and topping up low magnesium; threonate has small trials for memory. Elemental doses, trial results and safety compared.
Foods High in Phosphorus: Amounts and Swaps
Seeds, canned fish, liver, dairy and beans top the list. See phosphorus per serving, hidden phosphate additives and low-phosphorus swaps for kidney disease.
Magnesium Oxide vs Glycinate: Which to Take?
Magnesium glycinate is better absorbed and gentler; oxide works as a laxative. Absorption, sleep, migraine, constipation and safety compared.
Collagen-Rich Foods: What to Eat and What Works
Collagen is only in animal connective tissue: gelatin, bone broth, tough cuts and fish skin. Amounts per serving, vitamin C foods and when supplements help.
Creatine HCl vs Monohydrate: Which Is Better?
Creatine monohydrate has the stronger evidence. HCl dissolves better but has not beaten it at equal doses. Dose maths, side effects and who should be careful.
Can You Mix Creatine With Protein Shakes?
Yes, creatine mixes fine with a protein shake. Trials of the pair, which drinks work, carbs, caffeine, other stacks and who should check with a doctor first.
Psoriasis vs Eczema: How to Tell Them Apart
Psoriasis forms thick, sharp-edged, silvery-scaled plaques; eczema itches more and sits in skin creases. How to tell them apart and what helps each.
GLP-1 Foods: What Raises It and What to Eat
Protein first, carbs last and fermentable fiber raise your own GLP-1 a little; no food matches a GLP-1 drug. What to eat, what to avoid, and the supplement evidence.
Blood Thinners and Supplements: What to Avoid
Which supplements to avoid with warfarin, Eliquis or Xarelto, why vitamin K matters only for warfarin, and what the trials show for fish oil and turmeric.