Tocotrienols: The Forgotten Half of Vitamin E
Tocotrienols are the forgotten half of vitamin E — four molecules overshadowed by alpha-tocopherol, the form your liver's alpha-TTP protein preferentially retains. We examine why alpha-tocopherol took...
13 Sep 5min
Geranylgeraniol The Missing Piece in the CoQ10 Story
Geranylgeraniol is marketed as a testosterone and CoQ10 booster — but the more interesting science is what it reveals about statin muscle pain. We trace the mevalonate pathway, why statins deplete mor...
29 Aug 6min
Why Your Beta Glucan Might Be Doing the Wrong Job
Beta glucan is really two different supplements sharing one name — a soluble oat fiber that lowers LDL cholesterol by trapping bile acids, and a yeast compound that engages the Dectin-1 receptor and t...
22 Aug 5min
The Black Ginger Benefit That's Also a Warning Label
Black Ginger is sold for energy, blood flow, and male vitality — and its human evidence is better than most supplements. But the same polymethoxyflavones behind those effects also inhibit CYP3A4 and P...
15 Aug 6min
Why Your Fisetin Capsule Might Do Nothing
Fisetin is marketed as a senolytic — a strawberry flavonoid that clears aging "zombie cells." But no published human trial has shown it works, and the dose in most capsules may be far too low to matte...
9 Aug 5min
Half The People Can't Make This Longevity Molecule — Can You?
Urolithin A is marketed as a longevity breakthrough — but roughly half of people can't make it from food. We examine the gut bacteria behind the conversion, the ellagitannins in pomegranate and walnut...
2 Aug 5min
Why Does Coffee Feel Different for Everyone? The Paraxanthine Question
Why does coffee feel different for everyone? Paraxanthine — caffeine's main metabolite — is being sold as "cleaner" energy, but its value may depend on your genes. We examine the CYP1A2 enzyme, fast v...
26 Jul 4min
Why Is Everyone Taking Apigenin for Sleep?
Does apigenin really improve sleep, or is it just the latest wellness trend? In this episode of Nutrition is Health, we examine the science behind apigenin for sleep, its effects on GABA signalling, ...
28 Jun 5min
