Dalibor Spasovski
Nausea after eating usually has a name, and there is one test worth doing before you start rearranging your diet. Nausea after eating is common enough that it fills primary care waiting rooms — dyspepsia accounts for 3 to 5% of visits, and affects 20 to 40% of the community (1). Most advice jumps straight … Read more
Are energy drinks bad for you? Measured rather than assumed: what 17 randomised trials found for blood pressure, why teenagers are the group of concern, and the one use case with the clearest harm. Are energy drinks bad for you? The question gets argued in two unhelpful registers — harmless fizzy caffeine on one side, … Read more
Are seed oils bad for you? The specific claims have been tested. Here is what the trials and the large cohorts actually found — including where the sceptics still have a point. Are seed oils bad for you, or is that the loudest nutrition claim of the decade with the least behind it? The question … Read more
Non stick pans are blamed for a Group 1 carcinogen classification that was never about cooking. Here is what the classification covered, and the one risk that is real. Non stick pans — Teflon is the best known brand name for the coating, which chemists call PTFE — attract more fear than almost any other … Read more
“Fried rice syndrome” gets the blame on the wrong step. The danger is not the reheating — it is what happened to the rice before it reached the fridge. Reheating rice has a reputation it half deserves. The risk is real, but it is not created in the microwave — it is created while a … Read more
Discover Boswellia Benefits for joint pain, asthma, gut health, and blood sugar. Backed by research, this herbal extract shows promise, but talk to your doctor.
Discover the gelatin benefits for bones, skin, sleep, and digestion, backed by research. Learn safe amounts and when to talk to your doctor first.
Discover squid benefits for heart, brain, and muscle, plus nutrition facts and cholesterol cautions. Backed by research, talk to your doctor first.
Apricot seeds are sold as a health food. The regulator’s own limit works out at less than one bitter kernel for a grown adult. Apricot seeds — the kernel inside the hard stone — turn up in health shops, in bags marked vitamin B17, and in advice that ranges from harmless to dangerous. The numbers … Read more
Chlorella and spirulina look alike and share a lot of nutrients, but they differ in protein, digestion, and detox power. Here’s how to pick the right one for you.
