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The cranberry compound that makes bacteria let go

The old story was acid in the urine. The real one is a molecule that keeps E. coli from gripping the bladder wall.

The cranberry compound that makes bacteria let go

Jul 5, 2026

3 min read

The hair claim that came from a capsule, not the oil

The one trial in women applied the oil to the scalp and had no placebo, so read it as promising, not proven.

The hair claim that came from a capsule, not the oil

Jul 3, 2026

3 min read

The dried hip that outlasts the flower, studied for stiff joints

In three pooled trials, rosehip powder gave a small to moderate drop in osteoarthritis pain.

The dried hip that outlasts the flower, studied for stiff joints

Jul 2, 2026

3 min read

The canned tomato that changed how skin met the sun

It is not a sunscreen. It is slow protection from the inside that took weeks to show up.

The canned tomato that changed how skin met the sun

Jul 1, 2026

3 min read

A spice-aisle seed with a three-year blood sugar trial behind it

About a third of fenugreek seed is a soluble fiber that gels in the gut and slows how fast a meal's glucose arrives.

A spice-aisle seed with a three-year blood sugar trial behind it

Jun 30, 2026

3 min read

The dried berry that holds more of the eye's pigment than any food measured

A specific carotenoid, a specific form, and the honest read on what the study did and did not show.

The dried berry that holds more of the eye's pigment than any food measured

Jun 28, 2026

3 min read

The shaggy white mushroom studied for the aging brain

Its compounds prompt cells to make more nerve growth factor, shown mostly in the lab so far.

The shaggy white mushroom studied for the aging brain

Jun 26, 2026

3 min read

The fruit behind Earl Grey that carries a statin-shaped molecule

Two bergamot flavonoids carry a side group shaped like the part of a statin that blocks cholesterol

The fruit behind Earl Grey that carries a statin-shaped molecule

Jun 24, 2026

3 min read

The spice that costs more than gold and was tested against an antidepressant

Crocin and safranal act on serotonin, and here is where the human evidence stops.

The spice that costs more than gold and was tested against an antidepressant

Jun 23, 2026

3 min read

The part of a beet that is not the color

The red pigment gets the attention, but the nitrate does the quiet work.

The part of a beet that is not the color

Jun 22, 2026

3 min read

Why the melatonin in this fruit is not the point

Plants make melatonin too, and this one carries enough to measure in your blood.

Why the melatonin in this fruit is not the point

Jun 20, 2026

3 min read

One nut can hold a full day of selenium

A 2008 trial put the whole food head to head with the supplement.

One nut can hold a full day of selenium

Jun 19, 2026

3 min read

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