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Latest articles
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Lion’s Mane Mushroom for Memory: What the Trials Show
Does lion’s mane mushroom really help memory? Only about 185 people have been tested in placebo-controlled trials, and the results disagree. See the evidence.
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Spermidine Benefits for Memory: Autophagy in a Pill?
Spermidine benefits look strong in food studies and weak in capsules: a year-long trial in 100 older adults found no memory gain from the wheat germ pills.
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Continuous Glucose Monitor: What It Can Really Tell You
A continuous glucose monitor has no proven health benefit if you do not have diabetes. Here is what it can honestly measure, and what it cannot tell you.
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Does Meditation Actually Work? What the Trials Say
Does meditation actually work? Yes, for some things. Here is what 47 trials found about anxiety, depression, the cortisol claim and the real side effects.
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Slow Breathing Benefits: Stress Yes, Blood Pressure Maybe
Slow breathing benefits, audited: six breaths a minute cut stress and anxiety across 24 studies, but the blood pressure effect vanished against sham controls.
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Fermented Foods and Gut Microbiome: The Stanford Trial
Fermented foods gut microbiome evidence: Stanford’s 17-week trial raised microbial diversity and cut 19 inflammatory proteins. What it still does not prove.
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GlyNAC and Aging: What the Evidence Really Shows
GlyNAC raised muscle glutathione 164% in one 16-week trial, yet a larger 114-person test found nothing. The difference is dose, and most products miss it.
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Red Light Therapy: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Red light therapy has real trial support for skin and next-day soreness, and none for fat loss. Here is what the doses, numbers and caveats actually show.
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Alcohol Health Risks: Why the J-Curve Collapsed
The J-curve says moderate drinking protects the heart. Correct one basic bias and it collapses. What the evidence really shows about alcohol health risks.
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Kiwifruit Benefits: What Two a Day Really Do
Kiwifruit benefits, ranked by evidence: two green kiwifruit a day rival psyllium for constipation, with promising extras for sleep, immunity, mood, and iron.
