Why you feel sleepy after lunch: what the evidence shows
In a sleep-lab study only 5 of 15 healthy adults got sleepier after eating. Here is what really drives the after-lunch slump, and what the evidence rules out.
A letter about the blood sugar claims we will not make
Gurmar blunts sweet taste for minutes. Venivel has zero human trials. A letter on the blood sugar claims Ancient Nutra will not make, and why restraint stays.
5 mistakes people make when choosing a blood sugar herb
Fenugreek has the most human trial data of the three, from 10 trials and 706 people. Here are 5 mistakes people make picking a blood sugar herb, and the fixes.
Blood Sugar and Herbs: 6 Reader Questions, Answered
Six honest answers on gurmar, cinnamon and blood sugar: what the 12-week trial actually found, safe use with metformin, and when to stop and get checked.
The Sugar Balance System in order: what each herb is for
One box of the Sugar Balance System runs 30 days: Gurmar twice before meals, Ceylon Cinnamon with your largest carbohydrate meal, Venivel once daily with food.
Karawila sambol: how Sri Lankan kitchens tame the bitter melon
Karawila sambol, the Sri Lankan bitter melon side dish: scoop the seeds, salt the rings, fry them crisp. Plus what 9 human trials found about blood sugar.
5 Things to Check on a Fenugreek Label Before You Buy
Standardised extract, seed powder, 4:1 ratio: what each term on a fenugreek label means, plus the 500 mg to 10 g daily dose range trials actually used.
5 mistakes people make about stress and blood sugar
Five mistakes people make about stress and blood sugar, including the one where a single four hour night measurably raised insulin resistance in healthy adults.
Gurmar and Sweet Taste: What the Bitter Leaf Really Does
Gymnemic acids block the human sweet taste receptor on the tongue. Here is what a 12 week trial of 600 mg a day found, and how long a course should run.
5 Mistakes Behind Late Afternoon Cravings, and How to Fix Them
Late afternoon cravings are not a willpower problem. Three nights of 5-hour sleep raised preferred sugar concentration from 12.9% to 20.9% in one trial. Five mistakes that build the 4 PM craving, a...
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.