Research & Studies
"The presence of synthetic dyes in the food supply has been a subject of regulatory scrutiny for decades, but toxicological evidence—not headlines—should guide consumer decisions." FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 2025 On January 15, 2025, the U.S....
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"Elevated plasma homocysteine is associated with increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and B vitamin supplementation that lowers homocysteine may slow cognitive decline in individuals with mild cognitive impairment." Smith AD et al., PLOS ONE, 2010 Homocysteine—a sulfur-containing amino...
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"Vitamin D toxicity is rare and almost always results from inappropriate supplement use exceeding 10,000 IU/day for prolonged periods." Marcinowska-Suchowierska et al., Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2018 Vitamin D toxicity occupies a narrow but clinically significant space in...
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"Pyridoxal-5-phosphate serves as a cofactor for over 140 enzymatic reactions in the human body, with particular importance in the decarboxylation steps required for neurotransmitter biosynthesis." Hellmann & Mooney, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 2010 The synthesis of neurotransmitters in the central...
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"Elderberry supplementation substantially reduced upper respiratory symptoms, with a mean reduction of 4 days in illness duration compared to placebo." Hawkins et al., Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2019 Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) has moved from traditional folk remedy to the subject...
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