Europe/USA · Evidence-based
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herbs
A root sweeter than sugar has been chewed for gut troubles since antiquity — modern labs are finally asking why it might work, and what it could be doing to a chicken's stomach along the way.
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herbs
A hardy plant that survives on wind-blasted mountain cliffs turns out to have something useful to say about tired brains and tired bodies.
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mind-sound
Mindfulness gets sold as a cure-all, but the real neuroscience behind it is narrower, stranger, and more interesting than the wellness-industry pitch.
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womens-health
There's a hidden hammock of muscles doing quiet work every time you laugh, sneeze, or lift something heavy — and most of us never think about it until it stops cooperating.
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nutrition
We treat calcium like a settled question — but the research reveals a mineral that's far more interesting, and more complicated, than the supplement aisle lets on.
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nutrition
A quarter of your body's magnesium lives inside your muscles — but does swallowing more of it actually do what the supplement bottles promise?
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nutrition
A famous 11-center eye trial put vitamin C in the spotlight for aging eyes — here's what the evidence really says, and where it stops.
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nutrition
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to everything from depression to dizziness — but the research is more nuanced than the headlines suggest.
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