Gut & metabolic health

Explore how digestion, the gut, and blood sugar shape weight, energy, and long-term metabolic risk — from daily symptoms to lasting change.

July 11, 2026

Bloating Before a Period: Why It Happens, How Long It Lasts, and When It's More Than Normal

Why the luteal phase makes you bloat, how long it lasts, and the red flags that mean it's more than hormones.

Bloating

August 2, 2026

How many days does your body really need to recover from one night of drinking?

The alcohol clears in hours — but recovery lags. HRV can stay suppressed for 1-5 days, while sleep usually rebounds in a night or two. Here's the real timeline, and how to find your personal number.

Alcohol

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Natural sleep aids: does valerian work, and what about chamomile, L-theanine and glycine?

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Supplements to lower cortisol and stress: what the research actually shows

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Magnesium for migraines: does it work, how much to take and which form

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Magnesium for anxiety: does it work, which kind, and how to tell if it's helping

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Coffee and vitamins: what coffee blocks, what it doesn't, and how long to wait

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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What vitamins should not be taken together, and why

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Best vitamins for women by age: what you actually need in your teens, 20s, 30s, 40s and after 50

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Leg cramps at night, muscle twitching and shaky hands: is it magnesium?

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Why am I craving salt, sugar or ice? What cravings do and don't say about deficiencies

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Vitamins for energy: what actually helps when you're always tired

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Should I take magnesium? Signs you're low, which form to choose, and when to take it

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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What vitamin deficiency causes that? A symptom-by-symptom guide to deficiencies and the tests to ask for

Supplements

October 21, 2026

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Vitamin D test: what your number means and who actually needs one

Nutrition

October 16, 2026

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Norovirus or food poisoning? How to tell them apart, and how long you are contagious

Digestion

October 16, 2026

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Histamine intolerance test: what exists, what doesn't, and the elimination trial

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October 16, 2026

Is it bad to drink coffee on an empty stomach? What the studies show

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October 8, 2026

Why am I not hungry in the morning? Your body clock, hormones and breakfast

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Zyn side effects: what nicotine pouches do to your mouth, heart and sleep

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October 7, 2026

Foods that lower cortisol: what the evidence actually supports

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October 7, 2026

Nervous stomach: why anxiety hits your gut first

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Norovirus or food poisoning? How to tell them apart, and how long you are contagious

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