6 Monsoon Habits That Lower Your Odds of Getting Sick
September is the tail of Sri Lanka's southwest monsoon. Six habits graded against Cochrane, Lancet and NIH evidence, including the one to stop buying.
Venivel: What the Yellow Vine Is, and What We Actually Know
Venivel is the third herb in Ancient Nutra's Sugar Balance System. PubMed holds 49 papers on it and zero human trials, and the vine itself is in steep decline.
4 Blood Sugar Herbs, Ranked by How Strong the Evidence Is
Four Ceylon herbs for blood sugar, ranked by the trial evidence: fenugreek cut fasting glucose by 26.66 mg/dL across 10 randomised trials in 706 people.
September, Planned Quietly: The Phrase We Are Retiring
Ancient Nutra is retiring open-ended 90-day advice. From September, course lengths match the evidence: maca's main trial ran 12 weeks in 175 adults, not 90.
What Collagen Supplements Actually Do, and What They Cannot
A 2023 review of 26 trials in 1,721 people found oral collagen improved skin hydration and elasticity. Here is what it does, and what it cannot do for skin.
Gut Reset vs Gut Cleanse: The Honest Difference
A 2015 review found no randomised trials behind commercial detox diets. Here is what a gut reset actually is, and what a cleanse is really doing to you.
Probiotics and Triphala: What the Timing Evidence Actually Says
Probiotics mostly pass through rather than colonise, and Triphala's longest human trials ran about 45 days. What the timing evidence actually supports.
Immunity supplements: what the evidence actually supports before the rains
No supplement boosts immunity in a healthy adult. What the best 2024 and 2025 evidence says about vitamin D, zinc, vitamin C and echinacea before the Maha rains.