by Darren ng | Oct 29, 2026 | Supplements
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) quassinoids have low bioavailability, which a 2017 study attributes to high aqueous solubility and low lipid membrane...
by Darren ng | Oct 29, 2026 | Supplements
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Liposomal encapsulation of a misai kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus) ethanolic extract has been tested in laboratory and rat studies. In vitro,...
by Darren ng | Oct 29, 2026 | Supplements
For healthcare professionals. Compounded preparations are dispensed on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: Creatine monohydrate has been studied in resistance-trained males (PMID 41579075), young adults in a resistance-training programme (PMID 39545789) and...
by Darren ng | Oct 26, 2026 | Supplements
Compounded preparations are dispensed only on a doctor’s prescription. Short answer: In a 2024 placebo-controlled trial, 2 g of D-mannose daily for six months did not reduce clinically suspected UTIs in women with recurrent UTI (PMID 38587819). A 2025...
by Darren ng | Sep 11, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Cocoa flavanols — the polyphenols of the cacao bean, led by (−)-epicatechin — are among the best-evidenced food molecules in cardiovascular nutrition. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) authorised a health claim in 2012:...
by Darren ng | Sep 9, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Zinc-L-carnosine is not zinc plus carnosine — it is a single 1:1 chelate (known in Japan as polaprezinc) that dissociates slowly and adheres to damaged patches of the stomach and intestinal lining, delivering both halves of the molecule exactly where...
