https://supplementscore.org/discover.html Practical, evidence-based guides to supplement decisions. en Tue, 05 May 2026 17:48:51 +0000 SupplementScore static-site build https://supplementscore.org/a/the-traveler-8217-s-supplement-kit-evidence-based-picks.html https://supplementscore.org/a/the-traveler-8217-s-supplement-kit-evidence-based-picks.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Travel puts your body through specific stressors: time-zone shifts that disrupt your sleep clock, exposure to new germs, different food and water, and chan… https://supplementscore.org/a/cod-liver-oil-omega-3-vitamins-a-and-d-in-one-spoonful.html https://supplementscore.org/a/cod-liver-oil-omega-3-vitamins-a-and-d-in-one-spoonful.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Cod liver oil has been given to children since the 19th century, originally for rickets. It fell from favour as standalone vitamin D and concentrated fish-… https://supplementscore.org/a/chamomile-sleep-aid-anxiolytic-or-bedtime-tea-ritual.html https://supplementscore.org/a/chamomile-sleep-aid-anxiolytic-or-bedtime-tea-ritual.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) has been used for sleep and anxiety for at least three millennia. The modern evidence is real but smaller than the market… https://supplementscore.org/a/the-supplement-stack-for-runners.html https://supplementscore.org/a/the-supplement-stack-for-runners.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Endurance athletes have a genuinely different nutritional profile than the average person. High training volumes raise iron and energy needs, sweat loss ca… https://supplementscore.org/a/the-supplement-stack-for-brain-health-after-50.html https://supplementscore.org/a/the-supplement-stack-for-brain-health-after-50.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Cognitive decline with age is common but not inevitable, and not uniform. On average, working memory, processing speed, and word recall start to dip in the… https://supplementscore.org/a/chondroitin-modest-but-real-cartilage-protection-over-time.html https://supplementscore.org/a/chondroitin-modest-but-real-cartilage-protection-over-time.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Chondroitin sulfate is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan that, alongside collagen and aggrecan, forms the structural scaffold of articular cartilage. Oral chond… https://supplementscore.org/a/astragalus-traditional-tonic-modern-evidence-gap.html https://supplementscore.org/a/astragalus-traditional-tonic-modern-evidence-gap.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Astragalus membranaceus (Huang Qi) has been a staple of Traditional Chinese Medicine for over two thousand years, used in formulas for fatigue, frequent in… https://supplementscore.org/a/supplement-timing-does-it-actually-matter.html https://supplementscore.org/a/supplement-timing-does-it-actually-matter.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Walk into any supplement store and you'll see "morning," "evening," "pre-workout," "intra-workout," and "post-workout" formulas of essentially the same ing… https://supplementscore.org/a/bilberry-extract-what-the-eye-health-evidence-actually-shows.html https://supplementscore.org/a/bilberry-extract-what-the-eye-health-evidence-actually-shows.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) became famous via a WWII story of British pilots eating bilberry jam to improve night vision — a story that is almost … https://supplementscore.org/a/folic-acid-vs-folate-5-mthf-why-your-mthfr-status-changes-the-answer.html https://supplementscore.org/a/folic-acid-vs-folate-5-mthf-why-your-mthfr-status-changes-the-answer.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Folic acid is the synthetic, oxidised form of folate used in food fortification and most multivitamins since the US fortification rule took effect in 1998.… https://supplementscore.org/a/bromelain-pineapple-derived-enzyme-for-inflammation-and-sinusitis.html https://supplementscore.org/a/bromelain-pineapple-derived-enzyme-for-inflammation-and-sinusitis.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Bromelain is a protein-cleaving enzyme complex extracted from pineapple stem or fruit. It has been used for decades in European medicine for post-surgical … https://supplementscore.org/a/dietary-fibre-the-most-under-supplemented-nutrient-in-modern-diets.html https://supplementscore.org/a/dietary-fibre-the-most-under-supplemented-nutrient-in-modern-diets.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Only about 5–10% of US adults meet the Adequate Intake for fibre — 25 g/day for adult women and 38 g/day for adult men (Institute of Medicine 2… https://supplementscore.org/a/melatonin-dosing-why-0-1-mg-often-outperforms-10-mg-for-sleep.html https://supplementscore.org/a/melatonin-dosing-why-0-1-mg-often-outperforms-10-mg-for-sleep.html Sat, 02 May 2026 22:06:35 +0000 Melatonin is one of the most over-dosed supplements in America. A 2023 analysis in JAMA (Cohen et al.; PMID 37097362) tested 25 melatonin gummy products fr…