Wellness

Aging

Fisetin Benefits: Dosages and How to Take It

The fisetin benefits we know about today (e.g., anti-aging) are from relatively recent research. We dive into said research, including dosing and more.

Beauty & Skin

How Collagen Supplements Support Healthy Skin

The hype is strong with you, collagen supplements, but are you legit?

The Many Benefits of Marine Collagen

Are consumers being baited with the “just slap a technical-sounding keyword in front of an established product to revitalize sales” method?

Collagen-Rich Foods That Fight Aging and More

It usually means one of two things when buzzwords like collagen manage to rise above their thousands of competitors in the riotous health and wellness market: either the people running the scam are really smart, or the product is actually legitimate.

Introducing the Ultimate Hair-Growth Diet

Nutrition is for losing belly fat, and overpriced, medicated goop is for hair loss—that’s how most of us are conditioned to think.

Brain Health

Top 10 Herbs for Happiness

Research in recent years has pinpointed several adaptogenic herbs that can help us feel happier, less stressed, and more excited about our lives.

Fisetin Benefits: Dosages and How to Take It

The fisetin benefits we know about today (e.g., anti-aging) are from relatively recent research. We dive into said research, including dosing and more.

The Health Benefits of Coffee Fruit and How to Use It

Once considered a useless byproduct, coffee fruit actually has ample antioxidant activity with brain-boosting and fat-fighting potential.

Mental Clarity: Tips and Supplements to Sharpen Your Mind

If you’re like many of us, a productive, in-the-zone kind of day sounds like a pipe dream—but it doesn’t have to be.

Neurohacker Collective Review: Qualia Mind & “Smart Drugs”

As self-proclaimed nootropic nerds, the Neurohacker team has invested thousands of hours of researching, testing, and personally using Qualia Mind and their other products to ensure each supplement is as easy to use as it is effective.

Onnit Alpha Brain Review

Our editorial team reviewed Alpha Brain, a nootropic supplement from Onnit, for ingredient quality, research-supported benefits, side effects, and more.

Huperzia Serrata: Not Just for Alzheimer’s

The mossy, spindly extensions of Huperzia serrata may not look like much to the casual observer, but the compounds therein can improve memory and other cognitive functions for Alzheimer’s patients to potentially great effect.

Can Food Affect Mood?

It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.

Nutrition’s Role in Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery

Nutrition is understandably not priority one in the chaotic moments immediately following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), but as soon as the patient is stable, nutrition therapy shares center stage with other key tenets of TBI rehabilitation.

Digestive Health

When to Take Digestive Enzymes (+5 Benefits)

Learn all about the benefits of digestive enzymes, what to expect, and the best time to take them.

Betaine HCl: Top 5 Benefits for Gut Health and More

Betaine HCl naturally boosts gastric acidity to fight back against indigestion, but that’s not all it’s good for.

How to Heal Your Gut

There are several ways to improve your digestive health and relieve those uncomfortable symptoms.

Onnit Total Gut Health Review

Loaded with prebiotics and probiotics, betaine hydrochloride, and plenty of natural extracts, Onnit Total Gut Health is aiming for a comprehensive approach to digestive health.

Can Food Affect Mood?

It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.

Fiber: An Epidemic-Level Deficiency

In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.

Meet the Probiotics A-Team

One of several casualties of the single-minded assault on germs sponsored jointly by cleaning product commercials and modern healthcare providers is the collective misunderstanding of probiotics.

Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Colitis, Chron’s, and More

When inflammation becomes a state, and not a protective response, the body tends to react poorly.

Abdominal Weight and Insulin Resistance

Recognizing the connection between weight status and insulin resistance is a start, but understanding the actual mechanics involved provides a crucial defense against diabetes.

Energy

Electrolytes for Energy and More: A Beginner’s Guide

In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.

How to Stay Focused Without the Jitters

Energy drinks and sugary snacks may be louder, sweeter, and faster-acting than natural sources of sugar, but rarely are those benefits conferred without some form of reckoning down the road.

Eye Health

Seek Out These Nutrients to Reduce Cataract Risk

As has been the case with so many other eye diseases, when investigating any nutritional influences on the risk of developing cataracts, we were reintroduced by the research to a very familiar roster of nutrients.

Does Diet Matter for Macular Degeneration Patients?

Too often, highly common eye disorders like macular degeneration are lumped in with general aging-related vision loss and subsequently swept under the rug, which hurts everyone involved in the patient’s case.

Dry Eye Must-Haves for Screen Junkies

Perhaps “screen junky” isn’t a label befitting someone who is required to stare at screens all day for work, but whether you’re working, binging a show, gaming, or all of the above, you may notice some eye health issues start to develop as a result of heavy screen use.

How Taurine Supports Eye Health

It’s been a decade or more since taurine made its way out of obscurity using the global stage that is the energy drink label, but the public knowledge gap is still going strong.

Food & Drink

Chickpeas Vs. Lentils: Which is Healthier?

Let’s settle the chickpeas vs. lentils debate by analyzing their nutritional profiles, cooking characteristics, and ways you can use them in the kitchen.

Almond Butter vs. Peanut Butter

People have been snacking on peanut butter for decades, but is the new(ish) kid on the block superior?

Does Apple Cider Vinegar Go Bad?

Does apple cider vinegar go bad? Learn how to store it for longer shelf life and how you can make the most of ACV’s benefits.

The Health Benefits of Coffee Fruit and How to Use It

Once considered a useless byproduct, coffee fruit actually has ample antioxidant activity with brain-boosting and fat-fighting potential.

Doughp Review: Is Doughp Cookie Dough Worth It?

If getting hooked on cookie dough made by a brand that supports people struggling with addiction (and mental health) isn’t enough irony for you, let us remind you the company is called “Doughp.”

Crowd Cow Review: Is “Craft Meat” Worth It?

After an admittedly drawn-out sampling campaign, our editorial team has come to a verdict on Crowd Cow’s direct-to-consumer meat products.

Collagen-Rich Foods That Fight Aging and More

It usually means one of two things when buzzwords like collagen manage to rise above their thousands of competitors in the riotous health and wellness market: either the people running the scam are really smart, or the product is actually legitimate.

Best Foods for Post-Workout Recovery

Anyone who has taken more than one hiatus from exercise knows that it’s not that first return workout that you should be afraid of, but the day after.

Can Food Affect Mood?

It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.

Heart Health

Fiber: An Epidemic-Level Deficiency

In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.

Nutrition and Heart Health: A General Overview

The heart is more than just a pump, which is why nutrition for heart health can get a little complicated.

How Diabetes Raises Heart Disease Risk

While it may be convenient to put each health concern in a box, focusing on one treatment at a time, the diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) connection provides an important lesson: the human body doesn’t work that way.

An Introduction to the Mediterranean Diet

We often stress the importance of seeking out the healthiest versions of wrongfully stigmatized nutrients (i.e., fat and carbs) instead of avoiding them, a concept that the Mediterranean diet embodies perfectly.

Is Turmeric Worth the Hype?

Turmeric inhabits an interesting place (or rather, several places) in the ever-evolving health supplement industry.

When Good Fats Go Rogue: The Omega-6 Conundrum

Fat gets a bad rap, mainly because it’s oversimplified.

The Seafood-Opposed Dieter’s Guide to Omega Fatty Acids

Even if your seafood aversion requires a generous shellacking of tartar sauce every time you can’t avoid eating fish, we can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have fish at least a few times a month.

Olive Leaf: Nature’s “New” Catch-All

Unfortunately, most lye-cured olives have been sapped of a sizable portion of their nutrients by the time they get anywhere near your table, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still reap the health benefits of this ancient fruit.

Immune Health

Meet the Probiotics A-Team

One of several casualties of the single-minded assault on germs sponsored jointly by cleaning product commercials and modern healthcare providers is the collective misunderstanding of probiotics.

Is Turmeric Worth the Hype?

Turmeric inhabits an interesting place (or rather, several places) in the ever-evolving health supplement industry.

Electrolytes for Energy and More: A Beginner’s Guide

In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.

Joint Health

Best Foods for Post-Workout Recovery

Anyone who has taken more than one hiatus from exercise knows that it’s not that first return workout that you should be afraid of, but the day after.

Is Turmeric Worth the Hype?

Turmeric inhabits an interesting place (or rather, several places) in the ever-evolving health supplement industry.

How Does Glucosamine Relieve Joint Pain?

Sure, gravity wins in the end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use everything at our disposal to keep our weight-bearing joints from breaking down prematurely.

Sleep

L-Theanine and Melatonin for Sleep: How Much to Take and When

Combining L-theanine and melatonin for sleep will have you drifting off (and staying asleep) in no time. How? Let’s take a closer look.

How Long Does Melatonin Last? Everything You Need to Know

You don’t want to make up feeling worse than you did before you went to bed, so how long does melatonin last in your system? It all depends.

Som Sleep Review: Does It Work?

In an industry needlessly bogged down by an unspoken commitment to capsules, capsules, and more capsules, Som Sleep and their drinkable sleep supplements are calling for change.

Safe and Sustainable Ways to Boost Metabolism

In actuality, metabolism refers to any chemical reaction taking place at the cellular level in living organisms—many of them having nothing to do with weight loss.

What’s Valerian Root, and How Does It Improve Sleep?

The majority of herbal sleep aids under objective scrutiny have been proven safe and non-addictive; that’s not the hard part when it comes to making it through the vetting process and into common use.