by Darren ng | Aug 18, 2026 | BHRT & Hormones
Short answer: Most people with an underactive thyroid do well on standard levothyroxine (T4) — but a minority, roughly 5 to 15% by the published estimates, continue to feel unwell even after their TSH has been normalised. For those patients, a doctor may consider a...
by Darren ng | Aug 15, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Luteolin is a plant flavone with an unusually rich mechanistic story — it stabilises mast cells, crosses into the brain and calms activated microglia — and it has drawn real clinical interest for neuro-inflammatory presentations such as long-COVID...
by Darren ng | Aug 13, 2026 | Compounding Pharmacy
Short answer: A compounded supplement does not carry a factory expiry date — it carries a beyond-use date (BUD): the last day the pharmacy can stand behind its quality after preparation. A BUD is deliberately shorter and more conservative than a mass-produced...
by Darren ng | Aug 12, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Boswellia — Indian frankincense — is an old anti-inflammatory with a modern, specific reason to take it seriously in joint clinics: a single constituent, AKBA (3-O-acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid), is a potent and selective inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase,...
by Darren ng | Aug 12, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: The saffron that turns up in mood and sleep trials is not the jar of threads in a kitchen — it is a standardised extract of Crocus sativus, defined to a consistent level of its active constituents and dosed with pharmaceutical precision, usually around...
