How to Read a Supplement Facts Label Like a Pharmacist
Serving sizes, %DV, proprietary blends and the asterisk: six lines on the panel that tell you what you are really buying.
Supplements
Supplements examines the aisle claim by claim: what trials show, effective doses, and the companies behind the labels.
Витамины и бады: what evidence supports, what marketing claims, ingredient literacy
Supplement-Drug Interactions: The Pairings That Send People to the Hospital
St. John's wort, grapefruit-like effects, and vitamin K flip-flops: documented interactions between common supplements and common prescriptions.
USP, NSF and Informed Sport: What Supplement Certification Seals Actually Verify
Third-party seals do not certify that a supplement works — they certify what is in the bottle, how much, and what is not.
Probiotics: Why the Strain on the Label Matters More Than the CFU Count
Evidence for probiotics is strain-specific and condition-specific — a billion CFUs of the right strain beat a hundred billion of the wrong one.
Omega-3 Supplements and Your Heart: What Large Trials Now Show
Fish oil capsules outsell nearly every other supplement, but trial evidence for prevention in healthy people has mostly collapsed into null results.
How the FDA Regulates Supplements Under DSHEA — and Why Approval Is Not Part of It
The 1994 law that governs dietary supplements puts the burden of proof on the FDA after products reach shelves, not on companies before they sell.