If you are an athlete – or just someone trying to maximize your health – you might be taking a lot of supplements. While that’s no big deal for some of us, others like the idea of taking fewer caps...
August 12, 2025 • Austin Ruff, MA
Whether you’re heading back to school, returning to the office, or settling into a new rhythm, Dr. Amanda Frick and Dr. Jennifer Greer discuss ways to refocus on wellness in the months ahead. Learn...
August 11, 2025 • Thorne
Welcome to the August 2025 issue of Research Extracts. “The Extracts” is designed to keep busy practitioners and savvy consumers up to date on the latest research on diet, nutrients, botanicals, th...
August 8, 2025 • Thorne
Stress is normal ... until it is not Stress is how our bodies react to a change or an event – which is not necessarily a bad thing. You have probably heard of the fight-or-flight response, which is...
August 6, 2025 • Jacob Terranova
Ashwagandha: A botanical with broad-spectrum health benefits Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is one of the most treasured botanicals in the ancient medical system of India. This adaptogenic botani...
August 5, 2025 • Carly Duffy, MPH, RD
Some might think that the gut is simply a tube running through the body. Although this is structurally true, the health of this “tube” and the mix of organisms that live in it can have a huge impac...
August 4, 2025 • Joel Totoro, RD
What are bacteriophages? Bacteriophages (also known as phages) are the most common living organism on the planet – there are more bacteriophages than all other living organisms on Earth combined, i...
August 1, 2025 • Kathi Head, ND
When supplementing any nutrient, it’s important to consider the appropriate amount to take. If intake is too low, then the desired results might not occur. If supplementation is too high, then nega...
July 30, 2025 • Jennifer Greer, ND, MEd
Your skin is more than just a reflection of your beauty routine. It’s often a mirror of what’s going on inside your body. And a growing body of research has found that the gut plays a central role ...
July 29, 2025 • Brent Bauer, M.D., Mayo Clinic