Are "Natural" Supplements Automatically Safe?
The word natural is reassuring, but it says nothing about safety, dose, or interactions. We explain why, and how to vet a supplement sensibly.
Clear-eyed reviews of what works, what's hype, and what to skip.
The word natural is reassuring, but it says nothing about safety, dose, or interactions. We explain why, and how to vet a supplement sensibly.
Collagen supplements are booming. We check the trend against what's actually been measured for skin and joints, and where claims outrun evidence.
Magnesium has become a go-to sleep aid online. We weigh the buzz against a fairly thin evidence base and look at food sources versus pills.
We look at who plausibly benefits from a daily multivitamin, who probably doesn't, and what the data says about the popular insurance-policy idea.
The belief that vitamin C wards off colds is decades old. We revisit it against the trial evidence and the key difference between prevention and duration.