Probiotic Efficacy
Why Your Expensive Probiotic Is Not Reaching Your Gut
You spent $60 on that premium probiotic. The bottle promises 50 billion CFUs. The label lists ten different strains with names you can barely pronounce.
Featured Essay — Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback: Is it science or expensive placebo?
You sit in front of a screen. Electrodes on your scalp. You watch a movie that plays smoothly when your brain waves hit target patterns and pauses when they don&
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Histamine Intolerance
Histamine Intolerance: The Food Sensitivity You Have Never Heard Of
You get headaches after red wine. Your face flushes after aged cheese. You feel anxious after fermented foods. Your doctor says it's stress.
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Psoas Muscle: Your Hip Flexor Controls Your Stress Response
You sit all day. Your hip flexors tighten. Your lower back hurts. That's the obvious story. Here's the deeper one. Your
Creatine Benefits
Creatine: For Bodybuilders or Brain Booster?
You associate creatine with gym bros and muscle growth. That is 5% of what it does. Your brain is the most energy-demanding organ in your
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback: Is it science or expensive placebo?
You sit in front of a screen. Electrodes on your scalp. You watch a movie that plays smoothly when your brain waves hit target patterns
Micro Greens: Its all about nutrient density
Yesterday, a good friend sent me a basket of micro greens. If you have ever seen micro greens, you might look at them as garnish.
Hormesis
Hormetic Stress: Comfort Is Killing Resilience
You are too comfortable, and it is making you fragile. Hormesis is the principle that low-dose stressors make you stronger. Cold exposure, heat stress, fasting,
Blood-Brain Barrier
The Blood-Brain Barrier: Your Supplements Are Not Reaching Your Brain
You take nootropics for brain health. Lion's mane. Bacopa. Alpha-GPC. Maybe some NAD+ precursors. But most of them never reach your brain. The
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Mold Toxicity: Air Destroying Your Mitochondria?
You're exhausted all the time. Brain fog. Joint pain. Multiple doctors, zero answers. Have you checked your house for mold? Mold toxicity is