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PLT Health's Joint Health Platform: Four Boswellia Ingredients for Every Format
Joint health supplementation has come a long way since the glucosamine-chondroitin era. Consumers now expect faster onset, stronger clinical evidence, and delivery formats that fit modern lifestyles. But here's the challenge for brands: the same ingredient that works brilliantly in capsules often fails completely in beverages. An extract optimized for five-day onset might not offer […]
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14 Weeks of GlucoVantage Dihydroberberine Extends GLP-1 and Weight Loss Results in Preclinical Trial
New long-term preclinical research on GlucoVantage® dihydroberberine from NNB Nutrition demonstrates that the natural compound's remarkable effects on GLP-1 production and body composition don't just appear quickly, they keep getting better over time. In a 14-week animal study, GlucoVantage achieved peak GLP-1 increases of 165% at the 14-week mark, while delivering 33.3% body weight […]
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Nootropics Depot Against the World, Part 1: The FDA Raid - Paul Eftang & Matt Harrier | Episode #203
What happens when a supplement company built on pharmaceutical-grade testing standards gets raided by federal agents? In Part 1 of our two-part series with Nootropics Depot, founder Paul Eftang and Director of Business Development Matt Harrier take us through their origin story, the harrowing 2021 FDA raid that changed everything, and why regulatory […]
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Why Energy Drinks Need Experiential Ingredients: The Zynamite S Case Study
Walk through any convenience store cooler today and you'll see a familiar pattern. Different colors, different influencers, different marketing stories. But crack open the cans and read the labels? They're essentially the same formula: 200mg caffeine, B-vitamins, maybe some amino acids, possibly an herb like green tea or guarana extract.
The energy drink market has […]
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Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, and the Truth About Fillers and Flow Agents in Supplements
The supplement industry has a dirty little secret about "clean" formulas: the companies advertising "no fillers, no flow agents, no magnesium stearate" are often selling you the exact same compounds under different names, or their manufacturers are simply straight-up lying to them (which gets passed down to you).
This revelation came during a tour […]
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Sleep Peptide Zz by Infinis: The First Vanizem-Powered Sleep Formula Hits the Market
Infinis Nutrition just launched Sleep Peptide Zz, marking a significant milestone for the supplement industry: it's the first product to feature Vanizem, PLT Health Solutions' groundbreaking mood and stress ingredient. While the sleep aid category isn't short on options, Sleep Peptide Zz takes a different approach by addressing what's often the root cause […]
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Inside Nootropics Depot's Pharmaceutical-Grade Labs: What Supplement Quality Actually Looks Like
When you pull up to Nootropics Depot's facilities in Tempe, Arizona, you don't see a typical supplement operation. You see multiple buildings housing millions of dollars in analytical equipment, research labs studying cellular responses to supplements, and a team obsessed with answering one question: does this product actually contain what the label claims?
We spent […]
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PeptoPro: The Science Behind NutriStat's PÜRPEPTIDE Performance Peptide
Your body faces a brutal contradiction during intense training: muscles desperately need amino acids, yet the digestive system shuts down precisely when demand peaks. Blood flow redirects away from digestive organs toward working muscles, leaving traditional proteins stranded in the stomach, unable to reach tissues that need them most.
Humans survive just fine with […]
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Glutathione For a Lifeline: Setria® Powers Three Core Lifeline Formulas: Liver, Kidney, and Beauty Support
When Core Nutritionals launched their Lifeline Series back in 2021, they made a strategic decision that speaks volumes about their commitment to quality: they chose Setria® Glutathione from Kyowa Hakko for multiple formulas targeting different organ systems. This wasn't a one-and-done ingredient choice. Doug Miller and his team at Core recognized that glutathione's versatility as […]
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Iron Homeostasis and effera® Human Lactoferrin: Beyond the "More Iron" Myth
You're exhausted. Your iron levels aren't as high as they should be. The multivitamin sitting in your cabinet promises 100% of your daily iron needs, maybe more, and you take it religiously. Yet the fatigue persists, and if you add even more iron, you end up dealing with constipation and nausea on top of everything […]
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