Articles
The articles here are written to help families make thoughtful, evidence-informed decisions about supplements, skincare and everyday wellness.
Rather than focusing on trends or product recommendations, these pieces explain how to evaluate ingredients, formulation quality, label claims, and risk—so decisions feel clearer and more grounded.
Each article is designed to stand on its own, while also fitting into a broader framework that prioritizes clarity, safety and real-world practicality.
An evidence-informed guide to evaluating magnesium for families, explaining how different forms, dosing ranges, and tradeoffs affect use and why simple ingredient lists rarely tell the full story.
An evidence-informed framework for evaluating probiotics for families, focusing on strain relevance, formulation quality, and real-world use rather than broad claims or brand marketing.
An evidence-informed framework for comparing children’s multivitamins, examining nutrient composition, dosage, formulation quality, and the limitations of side-by-side label comparisons.
A clear, evidence-informed approach to evaluating children’s multivitamins, focused on nutrient relevance, dosing considerations, and practical decision-making for families.
An evidence-informed explanation of why dosage and ingredient form matter more than long ingredient lists—how underdosing, bioavailability, and formulation choices affect real-world effectiveness.
A clear, evidence-informed explanation of what “clinically studied” actually means on supplement labels—how these claims are used, what they do and don’t imply, and how to interpret them responsibly.
A clear, evidence-informed guide to reading supplement labels—what ingredient lists, serving sizes, and claims actually tell you, and what they often don’t.
A biomedical engineer explains how to evaluate supplements using an evidence-first, quality-driven framework—focused on ingredients, formulation, risk, and real-world use for families.