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GHOST® Creatine Gets a New Formula: OptiCreatine™ Replaces Creapure®
For the past year, GHOST® Creatine has quietly done its job as part of the GHOST Basics lineup, a no-frills, single-ingredient pick next to the brand's fish oil, vitamin C, and digestive enzyme options. It's never had its own dedicated coverage here, until now.
That's changing on July 29, 2026, when GHOST relaunches Creatine on […] Continue Reading →
Helaina's effera® Outperforms Bovine Lactoferrin in New ISSN 2026 Gut Barrier Data
New ex vivo data presented at the ISSN 2026 conference gives Helaina its clearest gut-level case yet for effera® human lactoferrin over the bovine-derived ingredient that still dominates the category.
Presented in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in June 2026 alongside gut-microbiome research organization Cryptobiotix, the poster compared effera® against bovine lactoferrin, native human lactoferrin, and […] Continue Reading →
Animal Pak Gets a Limited Anniversary Edition for America's 250th
Animal is marking America's 250th birthday the way the brand has always operated: no half measures. Their 250 Limited Anniversary Edition wraps Animal Pak in red, white, and blue, pairing a hand-numbered commemorative can with an exclusive stars-and-stripes shaker. The packaging and artwork is beautiful, numbered to 2,500 bundles worldwide. The formula is the same […] Continue Reading →
Triacetyladenosine: The Chemistry and Research Behind Nutristat's Bio ATP
Patrick Arnold spent three decades chasing the same basic idea: take a molecule the body already knows how to use, then find a clever way to get more of it where it counts. He famously did this with ketones, but one of his lesser-known projects took aim at adenosine, the molecule your muscles release […] Continue Reading →
Oligonol: The Low-Molecular-Weight Lychee Polyphenol for Endurance, Body Composition, and Healthy Aging
Middle-aged long-distance runners who supplemented with 200mg of Oligonol® daily for 60 days covered significantly more ground in a timed treadmill test, and rated the effort substantially lower.
Those headline findings come from a new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in 2026, and they add a fresh performance data point to an already deep […] Continue Reading →
VMI Sports Launches Creatine Pre-Workout and Creatine +Hydration for America's 250th Anniversary
VMI Sports is marking America's 250th birthday with two simultaneous product launches. Both the Creatine Pre-Workout and Creatine +Hydration hit shelves today (June 26, 2026) in a Patriot Pop flavor timed for Independence Day. Each tub carries a 250th Anniversary badge, a nod to the historic milestone from a brand that puts "VMI Sports is […] Continue Reading →
How Helaina Got Here: The effera® Journey, a Major Nestlé Partnership, and What's Coming
In early June 2026, Helaina and Nestlé announced a multi-year strategic innovation collaboration to advance early-life nutrition. The partnership was announced in an official Nestlé press release as well as Helaina's announcements page. It even landed in the Wall Street Journal and drew attention well outside the supplement industry.[1]
That announcement deserves its own moment. […] Continue Reading →
HMB With High-Dose Protein: New Study Shows Added Muscle Benefits in Older Adults
Something interesting happens when researchers pile on the protein. You'd expect that at some point, a high-quality dose becomes sufficient on its own and any added ingredient becomes redundant. A 2026 study in Nutrients by Smith et al. put exactly that assumption to the test.[1] Researchers gave older adults 40 grams of whey protein […] Continue Reading →
Nutristat Crea Script: Creapure® Creatine with A Novel Rice-Based Carbohydrate
If you've been following Nutristat's ingredient philosophy, their creatine standard isn't a mystery: Creapure®, sourced exclusively from AlzChem in Trostberg, Germany, across every product in the lineup that calls for it. We covered that commitment in depth through the Creapure Connection, and Nutristat co-sponsored Episode #173 of the PricePlow Podcast, where we went […] Continue Reading →
CreaSol SSAT: MolTek Nutrition Unveils CreaSol SSAT (Stabilized Tyrosol) as the New Creatine Enhancer
In the world of sports nutrition, breakthroughs often arise from revisiting the fundamentals and enhancing them with innovative science. Few compounds have as rich a history in human health as tyrosol -- yet most aren't even familiar with it!
Tyrosol: From Mediterranean Diet Driver to Novel Creatine EnhancerTyrosol is a powerful phenolic compound, found […] Continue Reading →
