How Much Melatonin Should You Take? Most People Use Ten Times Too Much
0.3 mg or 10 mg? The dose range from the sleep studies, why more isn't better, and how to time it for jet lag or late bedtimes.
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0.3 mg or 10 mg? The dose range from the sleep studies, why more isn't better, and how to time it for jet lag or late bedtimes.
Eight glasses is a myth with a 1945 origin. Real numbers by body weight, heat and training - plus the foods that count as fluid.
11 mg or 40? Which zinc forms your body actually absorbs, why 50 mg a day quietly depletes copper, and the dose that shortens a cold.
How long muscle protein synthesis really lasts, the minimum hours between sessions by muscle group, and which recovery tricks work versus cost money.
Yogurt, kimchi, kefir and capsules compared: which strains do what, how many CFUs you actually need, and where fermented foods stop being enough.
Caffeine amounts in coffee, tea, espresso and soda, the 400 mg ceiling, why the 2 p.m. crash happens, and how to cut back without a headache.
Omega-3 dosing without the marketing: what a 1,000 mg softgel really gives you, EPA and DHA amounts in real foods, and when fish oil genuinely works.
Nighttime snacking is usually a schedule problem, not a willpower one. A one-week protocol to stop eating after dinner without feeling deprived.
Iron-rich foods often contain more iron than your body absorbs. What helps, what blocks it, and the RDA that actually applies to you.
How much vitamin D do you need? The NIH numbers, how to read a blood test, D2 vs D3, and the sensible way to start supplementing.