by Darren ng | Aug 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: DIM (3,3′-diindolylmethane) is the compound the stomach makes from indole-3-carbinol when we eat broccoli and other crucifers — and, in supplement form, one of the most-searched “hormone balance” ingredients patients now bring into KL and...
by Darren ng | Aug 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Monolaurin — glycerol monolaurate, or GML — is the monoglyceride of lauric acid, the fatty acid that makes coconut oil and human milk mildly antimicrobial. Prescribers ask about it because its pharmacology is genuinely interesting: as a surfactant lipid...
by Darren ng | Aug 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein from the transferrin family — richest in colostrum, present in milk, tears and the granules of our own neutrophils. Its two lobes each grip a ferric ion and hold it down to roughly pH 3, which lets the protein...
by Darren ng | Aug 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble derivative of vitamin B1 (thiamine) — a prodrug that crosses the intestinal wall far more efficiently than the water-soluble thiamine salts in ordinary supplements, then converts to active thiamine inside the body. The...
by Darren ng | Aug 29, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Apigenin — the flavonoid best known from chamomile — is almost insoluble in water (well under 2 µg/mL), so a standard powder capsule can leave most of a dose unabsorbed. That makes it a natural candidate for compounding: a registered pharmacy can fix the...
