Research & Studies
Mullein Tea: The Official Dose Is for the Flower, Not the Leaf
Europe's herbal monograph gives mullein a real dose: 1.5-2 g in 150 ml, 3-4x daily. It covers the flower. Most tea sold…
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Mullein for Lungs: The One Trial Is About Something Else
We searched PubMed: zero trials of mullein for cough, and the one randomized trial is about episiotomy wounds. What it is actually…
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Compounded GLP-1: 4 Dates, and What Brand Costs Now
FDA's four wind-down dates, its own adverse-event counts, and what Wegovy and Zepbound now cost to self-pay. Checked September 2026.
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How Much Water Should You Drink? 1.7 L and 7.9 L, Same Blood Test
The 8x8 rule has no source: a 2002 review searched and found none. And measured water turnover runs from about 1 liter…
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High-Protein, High-Fiber Foods: 4 Foods Do Both, 11 Have 0 g Fiber
One cup of cooked lentils carries 17.9 g protein and 15.6 g fiber. A scoop of whey carries 25 g and 1…
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Fall Risk: Balance Confidence Predicted It, Tests Did Not
In a prospective analysis, balance confidence explained 38.7% of the variance in who fell. Fall history and physical tests predicted nothing.
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Medical Alert Systems: Most Who Needed One Did Not Press It
In a BMJ cohort of people over 90, call alarms were widely available and went unused in most long floor-waits. 82% of…
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CoQ10 and Statins: One Review Says No, One Says Barely
Two systematic reviews pooled almost the same trials and reached opposite verdicts. Neither found CoQ10 helped anyone stay on their statin.
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Blue Light Glasses: 17 Trials, and None Measured Your Retina
Cochrane pooled nothing from 17 randomised trials because the data would not support it. On visual acuity the difference was 0.00 logMAR.
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Weak Legs in Seniors: 11% Have Stenosis on a Scan and No Symptoms
A 2020 meta-analysis of 41 papers found lumbar spinal stenosis on imaging in 11% of people with no symptoms at all.
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Magnesium for Cramps: 0.18 Fewer per Week
Cochrane pooled 11 trials and 735 people. In older adults magnesium changed cramps by 0.18 a week. For exercise cramps there are…
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Gout and Diet: Food Explains 0.3% of Urate, Genes Explain 23.9%
A BMJ meta-analysis of 16,760 people put diet’s contribution to serum urate at 0.3% and genetics at 23.9%.