Magnesium creams, gels and sprays have become increasingly popular, often used for tight muscles, cramps or restless legs. For others, they represent something more specific: a way to improve magnesium levels without taking magnesium orally. It is easy to understand the appeal. Oral magnesium can cause loose stools in some individuals. Some people dislike tablets [...]
It is very common for people to associate fatigue with low iron. The problem is that tiredness, by itself, does not tell us why someone is tired. Fatigue Has Many Causes Feeling tired can result from a wide range of factors, including poor sleep, stress, busy lifestyles, viral infections, thyroid disorders, vitamin B12 deficiency, low [...]
Few foods generate as much confusion as dairy. Many people experience bloating, abdominal discomfort or changes in digestion after consuming milk or dairy products and quickly conclude that they must be lactose intolerant. Others assume that a diagnosis of lactose intolerance means dairy must be eliminated completely. In reality, the situation is often more nuanced. [...]
Collagen has become one of the most popular supplements on the market. Yet one detail is often overlooked: not all collagen is the same. Many people assume collagen is simply collagen regardless of the product. However, companies such as GELITA have spent decades developing specific collagen peptide preparations that have been studied for different tissues [...]
Over the past decade, few supplements have generated as much interest in the healthy ageing and longevity space as nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and nicotinamide riboside (NR). Both are promoted as ways to increase levels of NAD, a molecule essential for cellular energy production, DNA repair and many of the biochemical processes required for normal cellular [...]
Few people realise how much science sits behind some modern plant-based meat products. In some cases, manufacturers have even developed ways to recreate the red, “bleeding” appearance traditionally associated with meat. For many people, the experience can be surprising. Cut into some plant-based burgers and a red liquid appears, closely resembling the juices associated with [...]
One of the more common assumptions around bone health is that if blood calcium levels are normal, calcium intake and bone health must also be fine. Physiology is more nuanced than that. Serum calcium is not simply a reflection of how much calcium a person is consuming. It is primarily a reflection of how tightly [...]
Many people are told their blood sugar is “normal” and assume there is nothing more to consider. Often, that may be reassuring. But glucose regulation is not always fully captured by one marker alone. HbA1c is a useful marker, but it does not tell us everything about how the body is handling glucose beneath the [...]
One of the questions we are often asked is, “What’s the best vitamin D supplement?” It is a fair question. Vitamin D is available in many forms – liquid drops, capsules, sprays, emulsified preparations and liposomal products – often creating the impression that one form must somehow be markedly superior to another. But for most [...]
Few things can wake a person more abruptly than a sudden cramp in the calf during the night. One moment you are asleep, the next you are sitting upright in bed with a painfully tight calf that has seized without warning. For some people, it happens only occasionally. For others, night-time leg cramps become a [...]
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