Pineapple extract: drainage and microcirculation
From the stem of the pineapple - the part you don't eat - comes an extract with recognised indications on four fronts: digestive function, the drainage of body fluids in the case of heaviness of th...
The gut-brain axis, explained simply
The gut-brain axis is the constant dialogue between the gut and the brain: it travels along the vagus nerve, passes through the immune system and involves the bacteria of the microbiota. It isn't a...
Ashwagandha and melatonin: two paths for the evening
Melatonin is a hormone the body produces as the light fades; in supplements it comes from outside, with one precise authorised claim: contributing to the reduction of time taken to fall asleep. Ash...
Thirty days: how long a habit really takes
Twenty-one days to build a habit? It's a myth. The most-cited study on the subject - Lally and colleagues, 2010 - measured a median of 66 days, with an enormous range: from 18 to 254. The useful n...