Sarcopenia: Where Supplements Fit In
Supplements have a reputation problem, and honestly, a lot of it is earned. Walk down any supplement aisle or scroll through enough ads, and it is easy to come away …
Creatine for Older Adults: What the Research Actually Shows
Creatine has an image problem left over from decades of being marketed almost exclusively to young male weightlifters chasing bigger muscles. That association has quietly kept a genuinely well-researched, well-tolerated …
Protein Powders and Supplements: Do You Need Them?
Protein powder occupies an unusual place in the supplement world. It is not a fringe product with questionable science behind it, since protein itself is an essential nutrient with an …
Vitamin D and Muscle Health: Supplementing Safely
Once you know vitamin D plays a real role in muscle function, the natural next question is practical: how do you actually go about supplementing safely and effectively. This is …
Omega-3s and Muscle Preservation: What’s the Connection?
Omega-3 fatty acids have built their reputation primarily around heart and brain health, and that reputation is well deserved. What gets discussed far less often is a growing body of …
HMB and Muscle Maintenance: Is It Worth It?
HMB is one of those supplements that shows up often enough in muscle-health conversations to seem like it must be a settled, obvious choice, but the actual research paints a …
Supplement Interactions Older Adults Should Watch For
Supplements are often talked about as though they exist in isolation from everything else going on in your body, but for anyone taking regular medications, which describes a large share …
What to Look for on a Supplement Label
A supplement label can look impressively scientific while actually telling you very little that matters. Long ingredient names, official-looking icons, and confident claims on the front of the bottle are …
Supplements That Are Mostly Marketing (What to Skip)
Being genuinely open to supplements with real evidence behind them, as this section has been throughout, only works if that openness is paired with an equal willingness to say plainly …