Gut & Digestion
Dandelion Root Extract: 0.5 g to 40 g of Root a Day, by Label
The EU's review found no clinical studies of dandelion root and advises against it in liver disease. 28 of 82 US labels we read promote it for the liver.
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Probiotics, fibre, and gut health claims, separated into proven, promising, and oversold.
Gut & Digestion
Seed DS-01 Review: A 350-Person Bloating Trial, No Wrinkle Trial
Seed DS-01 was tested as a whole formula in 350 adults with bloating. Its skin claim rests on eczema trials of 3 strains. Label, trials, $1.67 a day.
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Emma Supplement Review: The Label Has 19 Ingredients, Not 6
Emma is sold for constipation, but its best-studied ingredient was trialled for diarrhea at twice the dose. What the full 19-line label and the trials show.
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How Much Psyllium Husk Per Day? The Label Maximum Is the Tested Dose
Most US psyllium labels allow 3.4 g up to three times a day: 10.2 g, the exact median dose in the cholesterol trials. How to take it, and the glass-of-water rule.
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Psyllium in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: What Is Established
Ispaghula husk is not absorbed and does not appear in breast milk. But Cochrane pooled every trial of treating constipation in pregnancy and got 180 women.
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Milk Thistle Stacks: Dandelion, Berberine, NAC and TUDCA
Cochrane pooled 18 trials of milk thistle and found no effect on mortality. Stacking things onto a weak base does not fix the base.
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Akkermansia muciniphila: What the 2026 Weight Trial Showed
A Nature Medicine trial found this gut bacterium cut weight regain after dieting. The catch is the form used, and most products on the shelf are not it.
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Do Probiotics Actually Work? What the Evidence Shows
Probiotics are sold for everything from immunity to mood. Here's where the evidence is genuinely strong, where it's weak, and how to choose one that works.
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