Women's health after 40, and what the research actually supports
Cranberry and urinary health is one of the oldest supplement stories there is. It’s also a useful case study, because three regulators looked at the same evidence and reached three different answers — and all three answers are still on shelves somewhere. If you’ve ever wondered why one product says the berry helps and another … Read more
The menopausal transition is the stretch of years before periods stop for good, when the body starts changing while cycles are still happening. Sleep gets patchy. Cycles drift. Something feels different, but a blood test comes back looking unremarkable — and the appointment ends without a clear answer. I used to assume a hormone panel … Read more
Vitamin D and muscle strength is one of the few supplement questions where the research produced a genuinely uncomfortable answer. Modest doses helped. Larger doses did the opposite. That pattern is unusual. Most of the time an ingredient either works or it doesn’t, and the debate is about how much benefit. Here the same nutrient, … Read more