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Performance & muscle
- Creatine monohydrateCreatine is a small molecule the body makes itself, with 95% stored in skeletal muscle to power short bursts. An ordinary diet fills muscle stores to…Supplements · Performance & muscle7 stations
- Electrolyte powdersOf everything sweat carries out of the body, only one thing really matters: salt, or more precisely the sodium in salt.Supplements · Performance & muscle5 stations
- Beta-alanineBeta-alanine is a sports supplement that helps muscle buffer more acid during hard efforts, so the moment when the burn gets too much and you fail…Supplements · Performance & muscle5 stations
- β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)HMB is a small side product that branches off when the body breaks down leucine.Supplements · Performance & muscle5 stations
- Collagen peptidesCollagen is the scaffolding that holds the body up.Supplements · Performance & muscle5 stations
- L-CitrullineL-citrulline is the ingredient in pre-workout supplements sold for the pump and more blood flow.Supplements · Performance & muscle5 stations
- Glucosamine + ChondroitinGlucosamine and chondroitin are the two supplements middle-aged and older people buy most often to protect their knees and ease joint pain.Supplements · Performance & muscle4 stations
Metabolism & longevity
- Taurine & Aging · Mice Lived Longer ≠ You WillShellfish, fish and meat all contain taurine, energy drinks (Red Bull and others) like to add it, and your body can make some of its own.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- BerberineCell and animal studies show berberine trips up the mitochondria and presses the energy switch AMPK: the liver releases less sugar, muscle takes up…Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Trimethylglycine / BetaineBetaine, also called TMG (trimethylglycine), was first extracted from sugar beet.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- α-Lipoic acid (ALA)α-Lipoic acid (ALA) is a small molecule your body makes for itself.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- NMN / NR — NAD⁺ precursorsNMN and NR are two raw materials the body uses to make NAD⁺, and in recent years they have been sold as anti-aging supplements.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)The molecule in fenugreek seed that gets sold as a testosterone precursor, diosgenin, cannot become testosterone in your body: you do not have the…Supplements · Metabolism & longevity6 stations
- Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone / Ubiquinol)Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) genuinely helps in only a few settings.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity4 stations
- Red Yeast Rice · Monascus purpureusRed yeast rice is rice fermented by a red mold.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- DIM / I3C · 'Estrogen Detox' marketingDIM and I3C are molecules that form naturally when cruciferous vegetables are chewed; they are not cancer drugs.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity5 stations
- Urolithin AUrolithin A is not in the pomegranate.Supplements · Metabolism & longevity4 stations
Basics & safety
- Multivitamin · #1 supplement worldwideIf your diet is roughly in order, the daily multivitamin mostly has nothing to do.Supplements · Basics & safety5 stations
- Weight-loss supplements debunked · what works, what's a scamAmong weight-loss supplements, even the best performers only nudge the number on the scale.Supplements · Basics & safety5 stations
- Herb Safety · natural doesn't mean safeNatural and safe have never been the same thing.Supplements · Basics & safety6 stations
- Supplement Timing & Use Cheat SheetTaking a supplement is not done once you swallow it.Supplements · Basics & safety6 stations
Inflammation & organs
- Fish Oil · EPA / DHA SupplementWhat actually does the work in fish oil is two long-chain omega-3s: EPA and DHA.Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- ProbioticsMost bottles on the shelf that say contains probiotics do not actually earn the name.Supplements · Inflammation & organs6 stations
- Curcumin · diferuloylmethaneCurcumin is the source of the yellow in curry, and in recent years it has become a popular anti-inflammatory supplement.Supplements · Inflammation & organs6 stations
- SpirulinaSpirulina is not, strictly speaking, an alga.Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- N-acetylcysteine (NAC)NAC (N-acetylcysteine) is a stable form of cysteine, which the body uses to make glutathione (GSH), the molecule cells rely on to neutralize oxidative…Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- Glutathione (GSH)Glutathione (GSH) is a small antioxidant molecule that almost every cell makes for itself in its cytoplasm.Supplements · Inflammation & organs6 stations
- QuercetinIf you ate an onion or an apple today, or drank a cup of tea, you have already taken in a little quercetin.Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- AstaxanthinAstaxanthin is the pigment that turns salmon flesh pink, and a flamingo's pink comes from the same family of pigments.Supplements · Inflammation & organs6 stations
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin · Macular PigmentLutein and zeaxanthin are a layer of yellow pigment in the macula, the small patch at the very center of the retina.Supplements · Inflammation & organs4 stations
- Saw Palmetto · Serenoa repensSaw palmetto is the most common herbal supplement sold for an enlarged prostate.Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- ChlorellaChlorella is a single-celled green alga, dried and ground into a powder that is sold as a supplement.Supplements · Inflammation & organs5 stations
- Milk Thistle · Silybum marianumSilymarin is not one molecule.Supplements · Inflammation & organs7 stations
Brain & focus
- Caffeine + L-TheanineCaffeine does not inject energy.Supplements · Brain & focus5 stations
- α-GPC + CDP-Choline (Citicoline)α-GPC and CDP-choline (citicoline) are two choline supplements sold for the brain.Supplements · Brain & focus4 stations
- Lion's Mane · Hericium erinaceusLion's mane (known in China as the monkey-head mushroom, houtou gu) is an edible mushroom that in recent years has been sold as a brain mushroom that…Supplements · Brain & focus5 stations
- L-TheanineThe calm, unhurried feeling after a cup of tea is often credited to one amino acid in it: L-theanine.Supplements · Brain & focus5 stations
- Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi)Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri, also called brahmi or water hyssop) is a creeping herb that grows at the edge of shallow water.Supplements · Brain & focus5 stations
- L-tyrosineTo get into the brain, tyrosine has to compete with several other amino acids for the same door.Supplements · Brain & focus4 stations
- Magnesium L-Threonate (Magtein)Magnesium L-threonate is a magnesium supplement advertised as good for memory and sleep, and as the only magnesium that gets into the brain.Supplements · Brain & focus5 stations
Sleep & adaptogens
- Ashwagandha · Withania somniferaAshwagandha is the root of a plant that Indian traditional medicine has used for about three thousand years; on today's shelves it is sold for stress…Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations
- Asian Ginseng · Panax ginsengWhat does the work when ginseng enters your body is not the "replenishes vital energy" printed on the box, but a large family of molecules in the root…Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens6 stations
- MelatoninMelatonin is not a sleeping pill that knocks you out.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens6 stations
- GlycineGlycine (abbreviated Gly or G) is the smallest of the 20 amino acids that make up proteins: its side chain is a single hydrogen atom.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations
- Adaptogens & Medicinal MushroomsWhen pressure piles on, the body goes through three steps: it tenses into alarm, holds on in resistance, and collapses when it can hold on no longer.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations
- Tongkat Ali · Eurycoma longifoliaTongkat ali is the root of a tree from the Southeast Asian rainforest.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations
- Rhodiola rosea (Golden root)Rhodiola is an herb sold to handle stress and fight fatigue, supposedly helping people last longer when they are tired, busy or up late.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations
- Maca · Lepidium meyeniiMaca is a root vegetable from the high Andes of South America, a relative of broccoli, cabbage and radish.Supplements · Sleep & adaptogens5 stations