Category: Supplements
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Fish, krill and algae oil compared: where each comes from, what the absorption research found, purity, sustainability, allergies, cost per gram and who each suits.
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What research has found about multivitamins after 50, which label lines matter most (B12, vitamin D, iron, vitamin A), a worked label example and what to ask first.
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How much vitamin C adults really need, what the cold trials found, why big doses are poorly absorbed, upper limits, who should check first and how to read the label.
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What the magnesium and sleep trials really tested, why glycinate labels mislead, safe upper limits (NHMRC, NIH, EFSA), medicine interactions and better sleep first steps.
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What trials in older adults show about creatine, strength and muscle, EFSA’s over-55 finding, how much to take, kidney test cautions and who should check with a doctor first.
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What trials show about taking vitamin D3 with K2, how 4,000 IU compares with NHMRC, US and EU upper limits, the warfarin interaction and how to read a combination label.
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Who needs vitamin B12, why absorption falls with age and dose, NHMRC/NIH/EFSA intakes, forms compared, medicine cautions and how to read the label.
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Zinc needs and upper limits (40 mg NHMRC/NIH, 25 mg EFSA), the 2024 Cochrane cold findings, elemental zinc, copper and medicine cautions, and a dosing checklist.
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Why to test before taking iron, elemental iron by form, the 45 mg upper limit, alternate-day dosing, medicine interactions, overload and child-poisoning safety.
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How to take psyllium husk safely: water, dose build-up, medicine timing, what trials found on regularity and LDL cholesterol, and how to read the label.