Condition-Specific Effects of Synbiotics
Synbiotics are combinations of pre, post, and probiotics. They offer benefits to a range of health conditions.
Health Benefits of Synbiotics
Synbiotics are combinations of pre, post, and probiotics that may offer additional benefits to gut-health over pre- or probiotics alone.
How Does Diet Affect Gallstones?
Gallstones are experienced by up to 1 in 5 people. In this article, Dr Cliff Harvey summarises the evidence for diet and lifestyle to reduce gallstone risk.
Can Nutrient Supplementation Improve ADHD?
ADHD is common and its prevalence is increasing. In this review, Dr Cliff Harvey summarises the evidence for nutritional supplements for ADHD.
Is Yerba Mate a Healthy Drink?
Yerba mate is touted as a health elixir and has a long tradition of use in South America. In this review, Cliff summarises the evidence for the health benefits of yerba.
Beet Juice: A Summary of Health and Performance Effects
Cliff delves into the reviews of the evidence for beet supplementation.
All You Need to Know About Collagen Supplementation
Does collagen help skin, hair, and joint health?
Caffeine and Performance
Caffeine is one of the Kings of sports supplementation. Find out how caffeine can improve your performance.
Is Thaumatin a Safe Sweetener?
In a previous review, Cliff looked into the safety of various sweeteners.
In this article, he looks at the evidence for the safety of Thaumatin, a protein used as a sweetener and flavour modifier in traditional and modern foods.
Is Glutamine Good for a Bad Gut?
The amino acid glutamine is commonly used for ‘gut health’.
What does the evidence say about glutamine and the gut?
Find out below.
What’s the Difference Between Fish Oil and Flax Oil?
Both fish oil and flax oil are both used extensively as omega-3 fatty acid supplements. But which one should you choose? And is one better than another?
Bacillus coagulans, a Novel Probiotic for Food & Supplements?
Bacillus coagulans is a very resilient bacterium, able to withstand heat, acid, and food processing and offers an interesting option for the fortification of food and supplements.
Gut Health, Weight Management, and Metabolic Syndrome
The gut microbiome plays an important role in many cofactors of metabolic syndrome and fat-gain including inflammation, and hunger and satiety.
Can Gut Health Affect Headaches?
The gut-brain axis is bi-directional and the health of the gut is thought to affect headaches and migraines.
How to Improve Your Sleep
An evidence-based guide to getting the zzz’s that you need…
The Effects of Diet and Supplementation on Sleep
Diet is affected by sleep and sleep affects diet. In this review, Dr Cliff Harvey explores the effects of dietary changes and supplements on sleep.
All About: Medium Chain Triglycerides
Medium chain triglycerides offer the potential to elevate ketone levels and have a number of evidence-based application. In this post, Dr Cliff Harvey looks at the evidence behind the use of MCTs.
COVID and Mind, Body, Spirit Health
There is a lot of misinformation about what can and can’t help during this COVID pandemic. In this podcast, Cliff outlines some of the things he’s doing to stay healthy.
All About: Nootropics
Nootropics are supplements that improve cognition and mental performance to better-than-normal levels. In this review, Cliff Harvey PhD looks at the evidence behind some of the most common and most-studied nootropics.
Is Evening Primrose Oil Worth Taking?
Reviews of the evidence have shown that there is little meaningful evidence to support the use of evening primrose oil (EPO) for breast tenderness or dermatitis.1, 2 But one review has suggested a benefit (versus drugs used for treatment) for breast pain. It should be noted that the studies cited within these reviews still offer […]