Momordica charantia is the scientific name but it's better known as bitter melon, balsam pear, and bitter apple.
But it's not an apple, nor a pear.
It's i...
The most popular dietary supplement for heart health is coenzyme Q10 and for good reason.
The scientific name for it is ubiquinone, because it's ubiquitous t...
The brand Pure Leaf sweet tea contains 42g of sugar per bottle… even worse than the 39g in a can of Coca Cola. (1) (2)
Of course, you already know that sweet...
Everyone has seen those before and after photos for Cenegenics.
It's those ads with an older man (Dr. Jeffry Life) in his 70's (or 80's by now?) who is trans...
What is policosanol good for?
Typically derived from sugar cane wax, policosanol are long chain alcohols; octacosanol (66%), hexacosanol (7%), triacontanol (...
Shirts, pants, socks, underwear, toiletries… those are all the easy and straightforward things to figure out.
Yes, you are allowed to take supplements on an ...
Despite the fact that it’s sold by The Vitamin Shoppe, supplement storage containers like the one shown above are rarely the best choice.
For starters, they’...
When it comes to nootropics (purported cognitive enhancers) this herb from Ayurveda is perhaps the most popular.
Sure, there are plenty of other nootropics l...
Maca is a Peruvian root vegetable in the same family as broccoli. When taken raw, it can cause upset stomach, cramping, and gas. To avoid this, many supplements...
As the ideal morning wake-up, 53% of people say coffee is better than sex. 78% say they would rather give up sex, booze, and Facebook for a full year, rather th...
What is it?
Purple tea comes from the same plant as black, white, and green tea (Camellia sinensis). The difference is that it has a natural genetic mutation...