Women’s Health (Tag Archives)
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Longevity Science Forgot About Women. These Ingredients Didn't.
For decades, researchers studied aging in men -- and assumed the results applied equally to women. They didn't. The NIH didn't require women to be included in federally funded clinical trials until 1993! Before that mandate, the default research subject was a 155-pound man. Most preclinical longevity work defaulted to male mice. The foundational science […]
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Blake Ebersole: The Ashwagandha Standards Alliance and India's Leaf Advisory | Episode #218
The supplement industry is pushing back. In May 2026, a group of long-tenured ashwagandha producers and regulatory experts launched the Ashwagandha Standards Alliance (ASA), a new coalition dedicated to countering misinformation about ashwagandha leaf safety, defending GMP standards, and responding to what many in the industry see as scientifically unsupported regulatory actions: India's April 2026 […]
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Iron and the Female Athlete: Why Exercise Suppresses Iron Absorption, and What to Do About It
She does everything right: takes her iron supplement daily, eats her meat and spinach, sleeps enough, and gets bloodwork done when her doctor asks. But six months later, her ferritin has barely moved, she still fades at mile eight of every long run, and her coach is suggesting she double her dose.
She's not doing […]
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The Missing Mineral in Beauty From Within: OptiMSM® and the Case for Sulfur
Walk the beauty-from-within shelf at any natural products retailer and the same cast of ingredients dominates: hydrolyzed collagen, biotin, hyaluronic acid, and vitamin C. Brands have built entire product lines around these, and for good reason: the clinical support behind them is strong. But there's a structural mineral underlying every one of those outcomes that […]
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Balchem's Tom Druke: VitaCholine®, Albion® Chelated Minerals, K2VITAL®, and the NY Jets | Episode #216
Balchem makes its first appearance on Episode #216 of the PricePlow Podcast. Tom Druke, Senior Marketing Manager at Balchem's Human Nutrition & Health division, joins Mike and Ben to cover three flagship branded ingredients: VitaCholine® (choline bitartrate), Albion® Minerals (chelated mineral technology), and a first look at K2VITAL® (vitamin K2 MK-7).
Tom walks […]
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K2VITAL: All About Vitamin K2 and Why Quality Matters
Here's the paradox: people consume calcium with the intention to build strong bones, but some of that calcium may end up in the arteries and soft tissues instead of bones.[1] One way to help direct calcium where it's needed? Vitamin K2.
Calcium is essential to life, but it can also be problematic in the […]
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Qualia Creatine+: Doctor-Formulated Creatine for Muscle, Brain, and Healthy Aging
Qualia has built a reputation around one idea: that the body functions as an interconnected system, and supplements should support the whole system rather than chase a single biomarker. Their newest product, Qualia Creatine+, applies that philosophy to creatine (a molecule with one of the deepest research bodies in all of sports nutrition) […]
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Cortisol Awakening Response Research: Arjuna Natural's Upcoming Shoden Study Explained | Episode #207
Episode #207 of the PricePlow Podcast brings together Keely Johnson, VP of Sales and Marketing at Arjuna Natural, and Dr. Jessie Cavanaugh of Nutraceuticals Research Institute for a deep dive into cortisol science and ashwagandha research methodology. Jessie, a Harvard Medical School Clinical Scholars Training Program alumna, just completed what she describes as […]
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Levelle Nutrition Boom Chocolata: The First Cycle-Syncing Protein Powered by effera™
Levelle Nutrition has accomplished something genuinely new in the sports nutrition industry: a protein powder system designed specifically for the female menstrual cycle. Their Cycle-Syncing Protein Powder isn't another pink-labeled "for her" product with reduced serving sizes. It's a two-phase formulation with distinct macronutrient and micronutrient profiles calibrated to the physiological shifts women experience […]
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Core Culture NuWomen: All-In Hormonal Balance for Modern Women, Proudly Made at Veritacor
Hormonal fluctuations affect nearly every aspect of women's health, from mood and energy to skin clarity and body composition. Core Culture addresses these interconnected challenges with NuWomen, a seven-ingredient formula combining clinical-strength botanicals with targeted nutrients designed to support hormonal balance throughout life's various phases.
Manufactured at Veritacor, the NSF-certified, GMP-compliant facility in […]
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