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New Iron Deficiency Guidelines Set Adult Ferritin Cutoff at 30ng/mL
On September 16, 2026, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) issued new clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing iron deficiency.[1] The headline change: most adults, including menstruating and pregnant individuals, are now considered iron deficient at a serum ferritin of 30ng/mL or lower. The cutoff commonly used for adults had been 15ng/mL.
Before this change, […] Continue Reading →
AmaTea Max: A Patented Guayusa Extract From Applied Food Sciences for Smoother Energy
Applied Food Sciences (AFS) has built two of its flagship ingredients around the same basic pitch: natural caffeine sources that give formulators a superior alternative to synthetic caffeine anhydrous, providing a smoother option for users who report jitters at higher doses. We've already covered the first of those ingredients, PurCaf® (AFS's green coffee bean-derived caffeine […] Continue Reading →
Cell-Tech Resurgence: MuscleTech's Cell-Tech Creatine Max Strength Goes Viral
MuscleTech's Cell-Tech Creatine has been part of the brand's creatine lineup for years, but it's currently having a moment nobody at the company scripted: a viral resurgence on TikTok. The latest formula, currently under the name MuscleTech's Cell-Tech Creatine Max Strength, has five grams of creatine monohydrate, a heavy carbohydrate blend, and alpha lipoic […] Continue Reading →
Leuvate: The Fast-Absorbing Amino Acid Blend Behind PVL's ISO CLEAAR
Whey protein has held roughly the same shaker-cup format and benefits for over three decades. Jim McMahon, who introduced whey protein to Canada in 1993 and built Fit Foods Ltd. into a multi-brand supplement manufacturer, kept coming back to one question: instead of waiting out whey's next price shock, why not optimize what […] Continue Reading →
Your Body CAN Make Creatine... But Here's What It Costs
Over the past few years, we've repeatedly written some version of the following sentence: "creatine is metabolically expensive for your body to make."
Usually, we'll cite a 2011 paper literally titled "The Metabolic Burden of Creatine Synthesis",[1] explain that supplementation reduces some of that burden, and move on to whatever creatine research […] Continue Reading →
PLT Health Solutions Heads to Vitafoods Asia 2026 as a First-Time Exhibitor, Debuting Next-Gen Kinexa in Asia
PLT Health Solutions is exhibiting at Vitafoods Asia for the first time, setting up at Booth H6-K58 this September 2-4 in Bangkok, Thailand with a portfolio of more than 30 clinically supported branded ingredients.
The headline: the Asia debut of the next-generation Kinexa Joint Longevity Complex, alongside a full lineup spanning joint health, healthy aging, […] Continue Reading →
SalidroPure and Dopamine: New Research Finds a Direct Receptor Connection
The topic of dopamine is having quite a moment, if you haven't been around for the past decade or so. Podcasts break down "dopamine detox" protocols, productivity coaches warn about "dopamine hacking" your phone, and half the wellness internet is convinced modern life has wrecked everyone's baseline. Screen time trackers, "brain rot" jokes, and an […] Continue Reading →
MuscleTech Muscle Peptide 185: New Name, Walmart Dose, and DL185 Research
MuscleTech launched Peptide 185 in January 2024 as one of the first standalone dileucine supplements and the start of a whole new line of peptide-based supplements. Two years later, the product has a new name, new packaging, an entire Peptide Series around it, and a Walmart SKU that brings more affordability.
Since its launch, the […] Continue Reading →
Lazy But Not Dumb: Why the Body Bothers to Make Dileucine From Leucine, and What That Means
On Episode #078 of the PricePlow Podcast, Ralf Jaeger dropped a line that's quietly shaped how we think about peptide ingredients ever since: "the human body is lazy".
But not in a bad way. Instead, it's in the specific, useful way that a species doesn't survive countless years and generations spending energy on processes […] Continue Reading →
Doing Double Duty: How Animal M-Stak's PEAK ATP® Powers Strength AND Protein Uptake
Animal M-Stak has been the brand's go-to non-hormonal pick for a long time, and the 2026 rebuild gave it a real reason to earn that reputation again. We covered the full M-Stak formula overhaul in detail already, from the mushroom blend to the ecdysteroid complex up front.
M-Stak occupies a specific lane in Animal's pill […] Continue Reading →
