Practical Tips

Marshmallow root has the status of traditional use. We check the indications, age limits, gap from oral medications, and how thin the research basis is.

Bong, joint, pipe, chillum, and vaporizer in one comparison based on research: carbon monoxide, water filtration, respiratory symptoms, and recovery.

The EMA monograph covers the flower of mullein and only from the age of 12. We check what studies have shown and how the flower differs from the leaf and the infusion from the extract.

Ergotioneine from mushrooms: what scientific studies show about the OCTN1 transporter, heart and brain protection, and safe dosing of the EGT supplement.

Oral hyaluronic acid improves skin hydration in randomized studies. For knee pain, the evidence is weaker than usually presented.

What studies really showed about bovine colostrum in training individuals: fewer days with respiratory symptoms, but without confirmation of the mechanism through IgA in saliva.

Coenzyme Q10 improves semen parameters, but the meta-analysis did not show an increase in pregnancy rates or live births. What exactly was studied and where the evidence ends.

Caffeine tolerance and reset: what the studies by Evans, Juliano, and Lara really measured, how long withdrawal symptoms last, and why the reset schedule lacks sources.

The EU claim about glucomannan exists and has strict conditions. However, a meta-analysis of eight randomized studies did not confirm significant weight loss.

A meta-analysis of 18 randomized studies reports 0.09 kg of fat tissue per week over placebo. We examine the scale of this effect and safety signals.