Mar 30, 2026Nutrition

Cook Broccoli for More Sulforaphane: Add Mustard Seed

Cooking can disable broccoli's sulforaphane-making enzyme. A small human trial found mustard seed powder more than doubled metabolite recovery.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

CoQ10 for Statin Muscle Pain: Plausible, but Unsettled

Statins lower circulating CoQ10, but can supplements ease muscle pain? Meta-analyses conflict, and muscle-biopsy data complicate the theory.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Oral Semaglutide and Fatty Liver: What a 28-Week Trial Shows

Can oral semaglutide help fatty liver disease? A 28-week obesity trial found weight loss and lower liver stiffness, but fibrosis evidence remains incomplete.

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Mar 23, 2026Nutrition

Polyphenols, Iron, and the Real Question About Chelates

Do polyphenols block iron? A 34-trial review says they do not deplete stores in most adults. Chelated iron's long-term safety remains uncertain.

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Mar 14, 2026Nutrition

Curcumin for Metabolic Health: Choose the Formulation

Curcumin may improve triglycerides, glucose, fatty liver, and Lp(a)—but the evidence shows that the right formulation depends on the target.

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Feb 28, 2026Nutrition

Gly-3Hyp-4Hyp: The Odd Collagen Peptide Worth Watching

A small human PK study found one rare collagen tripeptide lingers in blood for hours. Interesting mechanism, weak clinical evidence, no reason to change supplements yet.

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