5 checks to make before buying herbal supplements online
Five checks for any supplement page: the maker's own store, botanical name, dose per capsule, directions and policies, with Ginger capsules as the example.
Ginger-cinnamon evening tonic to pair with your Ginkgo capsule
A caffeine-free ginger and Ceylon cinnamon tonic that gives your Ginkgo capsule a place at dinner. Ready in 12 minutes, plus what a 3,000-person study found.
Why Turmeric Is Boiled Before It Ever Reaches Your Glass
India grows about 80% of the world's turmeric, and almost all of it is boiled before drying. Here is what curing does to the rhizome in your daily shot.
5 Mistakes People Make Reading a Supplement Certificate
A 2022 JAMA analysis found 17 of 30 immune supplements mislabelled. Five mistakes people make reading a supplement certificate, and what to check first.
Kottamalli, Done Properly: The Coriander Brew for a Scratchy Day
Kottamalli, done properly: toast the seed, crack it, simmer covered for 20 minutes. In 30 cold sufferers, a hot drink eased six symptoms, cold eased three.
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.
After-Dinner Ginger Tea: The Evening Cup That Settles a Heavy Meal
A 10-minute after-dinner ginger tea with exact quantities and timings, plus what a 126-patient dyspepsia trial actually showed about ginger and heavy meals.
Why Rice and Curry Can Leave You Bloated (And What Helps)
Bloating after rice and curry is usually just digestion working through a big, rich meal, not a food problem: what slows it down, and what actually helps.
What Ginger Actually Does to a Stomach That Feels Off
Ginger speeds gastric emptying and blunts the 5-HT3 signal behind nausea. Trials used 0.5g to 2g a day for 4 to 21 days. Here is what that means in practice.
Homemade turmeric and ginger immunity tonic, batched for the week
A 15 minute homemade turmeric and ginger immunity tonic that keeps 5 days. Black pepper lifts curcumin absorption by up to 2000 percent, so do not skip it.
The 60-second pre-meal ginger ritual for sluggish digestion
Ginger cut gastric half-emptying time to 13.1 minutes from 26.7 in a trial of 24 adults. Here is the 60-second pre-meal ginger ritual and when to run it.
Ginger capsules: when whole-root powder beats the extract
Whole-root ginger powder keeps ginger's full mix of compounds, not just one. Here is when the whole root beats a standardised extract, and how to take it well.