Supplement Reviews - Page 4

For this post in our supplement review series, I looked at the health benefits of magnesium supplementation and then reported on my experiences after 3 weeks of use to see… Read More

Part of my job here at Gene Food is playing guinea pig with new supplements. As I’d yet to try the much heralded pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ), I figured it was past… Read More

The supplement world can be a tricky place to navigate. You want to do the right thing for your health, but who can you trust? We covered the issue in… Read More

Curcumin is all the rage in the supplement world, but Houston, we have a problem. Curcumin is poorly absorbed and quickly metabolized, so supplement manufacturers are always looking for ways… Read More

Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) is the acetylated form of the amino acid L-carnitine (LC), which means ALCAR is L-carnitine tagged with an acetyl molecule. Whilst both forms can be used as a… Read More

I have a confession to make. I’ve been experimenting with mushrooms. That sounds bad, I know, but it’s not what you think. These mushrooms are perfectly legal and have been… Read More

If you’re researching L-theanine, also known as theanine, you may already know that it’s an amino acid found in green and black tea, that boosts mood, and promotes a sense… Read More

I originally wrote this post to highlight side effects of MCT oil that weren’t frequently discussed in other forums. Reading this post will give you all of that information, as… Read More

A couple years ago now, I attended the Institute for Functional Medicine annual conference in San Diego, close to where I used to live in La Jolla. One of the… Read More