Category: Supplements

Most menopause conversations start and end with hot flashes. They matter, and they deserve good care. But for most women, hot flashes ease with time. The changes that shape the next 30 or 40 years are quieter, and bone health after menopause is one of the most important. Estrogen does a lot of behind-the-scenes work…. Read more »

A large new review in The BMJ combined 69 randomized trials and nearly 154,000 adults. It found that calcium and vitamin D supplements, alone or together, gave little to no clinically meaningful protection against fractures or falls. The combination slightly reduced fracture risk, but not enough to meet the researchers’ threshold for meaningful benefit. Most… Read more »

It is 3pm. You have had your coffee, you slept a reasonable number of hours, and yet here you are, staring at your screen and wondering where your energy went. Sound familiar? Here is something we wish more people knew: that afternoon slump usually is not a caffeine problem. It is a cellular one. Your… Read more »

Walk down any supplement aisle and the choices are overwhelming. Dozens of bottles, all promising to cover your bases, at prices that range from a few dollars to a few times that. So how do you actually choose the right multivitamin? To choose the right multivitamin, it helps to focus on a few things: matching… Read more »

A strong immune system is paramount these days. To help you ward off infection, we’ve compiled a list of our go-to immune boosters.

Although the benefits of collagen peptides are well known, what’s not as well known is the role vitamin C plays in its effectiveness. Ensuring you get enough vitamin C in conjunction with your collagen is essential. Learn more about the partnership.

Valerian officinalis is primarily used to help people fall asleep and stay asleep. It has a long history of use in Western and Chinese medicine and was cited for medicinal use by Hippocrates, the father of medicine (ca 460-377 BC.)  Valerian root contains more than 150 chemical constituents. Although some supplements are standardized to valerenic… Read more »

Minerals are essential to human nutrition and help ensure proper metabolism and tissue tone. Unfortunately, the concentration of minerals in whole foods has decreased steadily over the last century. This has made it increasingly harder to achieve the full benefit of minerals from food alone. Furthermore, minerals require a healthy digestive system and stomach acid… Read more »

Magnesium facilitates over 300 metabolic processes in the human body. Correcting a deficiency can alleviate many modern health concerns. Joel covers a few different forms of magnesium and explains what they can help with.

We, obviously, believe in the power of nutritional supplementation. But not every person needs supplements and not every supplement is created equal. In this article, Joel outlines when you may need supplementation and why quality matters.