How to Choose an Omega-3 Supplement: EPA, DHA, Forms and Freshness
How to choose an omega-3 supplement: EPA plus DHA per serving, fish vs krill vs algal oil, oil forms, freshness checks and cost per gram.
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Practical guides on supplements, herbs and natural health from the Remedy's Nutrition team.
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Red Yeast Rice and CoQ10: Does Adding It Help?
Statins lower blood CoQ10, but 2 meta-analyses disagree on whether CoQ10 eases muscle pain. What the evidence shows for red yeast rice with CoQ10.
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Red Yeast Rice Dosage: How Much, When and for How Long
Trials used 200 to 4,800 mg a day, but the real dose is monacolin K, 2 to 10 mg. Where a 600 mg capsule sits, morning or night, and when to recheck...
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Red Yeast Rice Brands to Avoid: Monacolin Variability and Citrinin
Monacolin K ran from none to 10.09 mg per capsule and citrinin was found in all 37 EU products tested. What to check before buying any red yeast rice.
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Red Yeast Rice Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Who Should Avoid It
53 trials found no extra muscle risk, yet reports log rhabdomyolysis and hepatitis. Statin, grapefruit and cyclosporine interactions, citrinin, pregnancy.
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Red Yeast Rice vs Statins: Monacolin K, Lovastatin and the Law
Monacolin K in red yeast rice is identical to lovastatin. How it compares with statins on LDL, dose, purity and law, and why never to combine them.
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Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol: What the LDL Trials Show
Pooled trials cut LDL 34 to 39 mg/dL, yet a 2023 trial of a store-bought product matched placebo. Every red yeast rice trial with its dose and result.
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What Is Red Yeast Rice? Benefits, Monacolin K and the Missing Dose
Red yeast rice lowers LDL because its monacolin K is lovastatin. The pooled trials, what US products contain, the safety record and what labels leave out.
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Nattokinase vs Serrapeptase: What Separates Them
Two enzymes from two different organisms, acting on different proteins. One has 10 clinical trials on PubMed and the other has far fewer.
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Natto Food or Nattokinase Supplement: Which Actually Delivers
Natto brings vitamin K2, fibre and live bacteria that capsules do not. What it cannot give you is a standardised number of fibrin units.
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Nattokinase and Vitamin K2: Why They Are Sold Together
Both come from natto and they pull in opposite directions on clotting. Why combination products exist, and the specific problem K2 creates on warfarin.
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Nattokinase Dosage: What FU Means and Why 2,000 Is the Number
FU measures enzyme activity, not weight. 2,000 FU is the amount the trials used, and nothing above it has a clear readout behind it.
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Nattokinase and Blood Thinners: What You Must Not Do
One published case describes a patient swapping warfarin for nattokinase after a valve replacement. The interaction rules, and when to stop before surgery.
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Nattokinase Side Effects and Dangers: Trials Versus Case Reports
A 2024 meta-analysis found no major adverse events. Seven case reports say otherwise. Both are accurate, and the difference is who was taking it.
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What Is Nattokinase? Benefits, Evidence, and the Bleeding Question
PubMed holds 331 nattokinase records, 10 clinical trials and 7 case reports. What the enzyme is, and why both halves of that record are true.
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Omega 3-6-9 Explained: Do You Need All Three?
Omega 3-6-9 explained: what omega-3, 6 and 9 are, why most people already get plenty of 6 and 9, and when a 3-6-9 blend actually makes sense.
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Krill Oil vs Fish Oil: Which Is Better?
Krill oil vs fish oil: phospholipid vs triglyceride absorption, astaxanthin, EPA+DHA per dose and cost compared to help you choose.
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Fish Oil Side Effects and Safety
Fish oil side effects and safety: fishy burps and how to avoid them, oxidation and quality, blood thinners, pregnancy, and who should be cautious.
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Fish Oil Dosage: How Much Omega-3 Per Day
How much omega-3 per day: dose by EPA+DHA milligrams (not capsules), how to read a fish oil label, timing with meals, and safe ranges.
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Omega-3 for Brain and Mood
Omega-3 for the brain and mood: DHA’s structural role, what the cognitive and depression research really shows, and realistic expectations.
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Omega-3 for Heart Health: What the Evidence Says
Does omega-3 help your heart? An honest look at REDUCE-IT, VITAL and Cochrane, triglyceride lowering, and how to use fish oil sensibly.
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Fish Oil Benefits: What the Research Shows
The evidence-based benefits of fish oil and omega-3: where research is strong (triglycerides), mixed (general heart prevention), and emerging.
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What Is Fish Oil and Omega-3? A Complete Guide
A complete guide to fish oil and omega-3: EPA vs DHA vs ALA, the main forms, honest evidence for heart, brain and triglycerides, dosage and safety.
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Beet Root Capsules vs Juice, Powder and Nitrate Supplements
Beet root capsules vs juice, powder, and nitrate supplements compared by nitrate dose, convenience, sugar, and cost, and why capsules win for daily use.
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Beet Root Side Effects and Safety: What to Know
Beet root side effects and safety: beeturia (harmless red urine), oxalates and kidney stones, low blood pressure, drug interactions, and who should avoid it.
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