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Does omega-3 supplementation work? The famous fish oil failures missed their mark because they tested a saturated population and a bundled endpoint. We examine the omega-3 index, why EPA and DHA behave like structural materials that saturate, the high-certainty evidence for preventing preterm birth, and why high doses raise atrial fibrillation risk. A calm, mechanism-first look at where omega-3 actually works. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

How does creatine work? It refills phosphocreatine — the fastest route your cells use to regenerate ATP — rather than nudging a pathway and hoping. That substrate mechanism is why its evidence held up across 300 studies, older-adult muscle, and even memory, while predicting exactly where it fails: anyone whose tank is already full. A calm, mechanism-first look at the supplement that survived scrutiny. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

HMB is sold as a muscle-builder for lifters — but in trained young people, the evidence says it does almost nothing. We explain why: HMB is anti-catabolic, a brake on muscle breakdown, not an engine for growth. That makes it near-useless when little muscle is being lost, and modestly helpful for older, frail, or immobilized people. A calm, mechanism-first look at a misfiled supplement. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

GLP-1 support supplements are booming — built on two scary numbers about muscle loss and nausea. We read past the headlines: why losing 45% lean mass is normal for rapid weight loss, why body composition and strength improve anyway, and why side effects are mild, transient, and unrelated to how well semaglutide works. A calm, mechanism-first look at what's actually worth taking.  Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Tocotrienols are the forgotten half of vitamin E — four molecules overshadowed by alpha-tocopherol, the form your liver's alpha-TTP protein preferentially retains. We examine why alpha-tocopherol took over the category, what tocotrienols do differently, and the unsettled hypothesis that high-dose alpha-tocopherol may work against them. A calm, mechanism-first look at why "vitamin E" was never really one thing. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Geranylgeraniol is marketed as a testosterone and CoQ10 booster — but the more interesting science is what it reveals about statin muscle pain. We trace the mevalonate pathway, why statins deplete more than cholesterol, protein prenylation, and why replacing CoQ10 alone may have been aimed one step too far downstream. A calm, mechanism-first look at a twenty-year puzzle — and why the evidence is still unfinished. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Beta glucan is really two different supplements sharing one name — a soluble oat fiber that lowers LDL cholesterol by trapping bile acids, and a yeast compound that engages the Dectin-1 receptor and trained immunity. They are not interchangeable, and dose matters: grams for cholesterol, milligrams for immunity. We examine the structural difference, the human evidence, and how to buy the right one. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Black Ginger is sold for energy, blood flow, and male vitality — and its human evidence is better than most supplements. But the same polymethoxyflavones behind those effects also inhibit CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein, the systems that regulate half of all prescription drugs.  We examine the mechanism, the grapefruit parallel, and why the supplement's ideal customer is the one who should be most careful. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Fisetin is marketed as a senolytic — a strawberry flavonoid that clears aging "zombie cells." But no published human trial has shown it works, and the dose in most capsules may be far too low to matter. We examine cellular senescence, the mouse-to-human gap, pulsed dosing, and fisetin's poor bioavailability. A calm, mechanism-first look at the distance between the lab and the capsule. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Urolithin A is marketed as a longevity breakthrough — but roughly half of people can't make it from food. We examine the gut bacteria behind the conversion, the ellagitannins in pomegranate and walnuts, mitophagy and mitochondrial aging, and what the human evidence actually shows.  A calm, mechanism-first look at why producer status — not the supplement label — decides whether urolithin A applies to you. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Why does coffee feel different for everyone? Paraxanthine — caffeine's main metabolite — is being sold as "cleaner" energy, but its value may depend on your genes. We examine the CYP1A2 enzyme, fast versus slow caffeine metabolizers, and what the human evidence actually shows. A mechanism-first look at whether paraxanthine supplements make sense for your biology, or just your marketing feed. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

Does apigenin really improve sleep, or is it just the latest wellness trend?  In this episode of Nutrition is Health, we examine the science behind apigenin for sleep, its effects on GABA signalling, relaxation, and what current research says about this increasingly popular natural sleep supplement. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

In this episode of Nutrition is Health, we examine the science behind the Wolverine Peptide, tissue regeneration, recovery, and the gap between promising mechanisms and proven human outcomes. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

In this episode of Nutrition Is Health, we examine spermidine, autophagy, healthy aging, and the evidence behind one of the latest longevity supplements. Learn what the science actually says—and where the hype begins. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/

In this episode of Nutrition is Health, we explore why the Low-FODMAP diet has faded in popularity despite strong evidence of its ability to reduce IBS symptoms. Learn about FODMAP foods, gut health, the microbiome, and why personalization may be replacing long-term dietary restriction. Spill your science-based tea 📖 Read the full article https://nutritionishealth.com/ 📘 Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nutitionishealth/  📸 Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nutritnishealth/