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...
by Darren ng | Sep 7, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Lactoferrin, casein glycomacropeptide (CGMP) and alpha-lactalbumin are the three most interesting minor protein fractions in milk — and they cannot honestly share one capsule. Lactoferrin works at milligrams (100–300 mg/day in the clinical trials);...
by Darren ng | Sep 7, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Citicoline (CDP-choline) is the body’s own intermediate for building phosphatidylcholine — the phospholipid that brain-cell membranes are made of. It is so central to neurology that in Japan and parts of Europe it has long been handled as a...
by Darren ng | Sep 5, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: Silicon is the trace mineral the body uses where structure is made — collagen, hair keratin, nail plate, bone matrix — and studies suggest intake and absorption decline with age. The catch is chemistry: the body can only absorb silicon as monomeric...
by Darren ng | Sep 3, 2026 | Supplements
Short answer: HMB (β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate) is a natural metabolite of the amino acid leucine that the body makes in tiny amounts — roughly five per cent of dietary leucine is converted, far too little to matter clinically, which is why it is studied as a...
