R-lipoic acid or alpha-lipoic acid: is the R form worth the price?
R-ALA, racemic ALA or Na-R-ALA: compare absorption, evidence on neuropathy and weight, studied doses, risks and insulin autoimmune syndrome.
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Analyses, protocols and critiques to distinguish useful signals from noise in nutrition, sleep, performance and supplementation.
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DMN in the brain: definition, role and link to creativity
What is the default mode network? Understand its brain regions, role in creativity and rumination, and try a simple incubation break without overclaiming.
Palatinose (isomaltulose): does the “no-spike” sugar live up to its promises?
Isomaltulose raises glucose and insulin more slowly than sucrose, but it is still a caloric sugar. Here is when using it as a substitute may help.
Sleep inertia: why you feel foggy when you wake up
Morning grogginess often lasts less than 30 minutes, but increases with sleep debt and certain wake-ups. Here are the strategies and their limits.
C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid): benefits, dose and risks
Pentadecanoic acid or C15:0: what trials using 200 mg show, food sources, known risks and the limits of its proposed essential status.
Allostatic load: is stress really wearing your body down?
Allostatic load describes cumulative multisystem dysregulation, not a smartwatch diagnosis. Markers, associations and useful actions.