Does Omega-3 Supplementation Work?
Does omega-3 supplementation work? The famous fish oil failures missed their mark because they tested a saturated population and a bundled endpoint. We examine the omega-3 index, why EPA and DHA behav...
18 Okt 6min
How Does Creatine Work?
How does creatine work? It refills phosphocreatine — the fastest route your cells use to regenerate ATP — rather than nudging a pathway and hoping. That substrate mechanism is why its evidence held up...
10 Okt 6min
HMB Doesn't Work for Lifters
HMB is sold as a muscle-builder for lifters — but in trained young people, the evidence says it does almost nothing. We explain why: HMB is anti-catabolic, a brake on muscle breakdown, not an engine f...
27 Sep 6min
The GLP-1 Support Boom Is Built on Fear
GLP-1 support supplements are booming — built on two scary numbers about muscle loss and nausea. We read past the headlines: why losing 45% lean mass is normal for rapid weight loss, why body composit...
22 Sep 5min
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
