Wellness
How to Tell If a Supplement Is Worth Taking
Three tests decide whether a supplement is worth taking: a confirmed problem, a studied dose, and independent testing. Most products fail one.
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Field notes on feeling like yourself again
Clear, root-cause guidance on hormones, weight, gut health and aesthetics, written and reviewed by Krishna Borges, MSN, APRN.
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Wellness
Biological Age Tests: What They Actually Measure
Epigenetic clocks and telomere tests promise a biological age. Here is what they measure, how much the number moves, and what to trust instead.
Wellness
MTHFR and Methylation, Minus the Hype
Carrying a common MTHFR variant almost never changes your care. What the gene does, why societies advise against testing, and what to check instead.
Wellness
Vitamin D: Who Is Actually Deficient
Most healthy adults do not need a vitamin D test. Who is genuinely at risk, what supplementation does and does not do, and when low is worth treating.
Aesthetics
What Actually Shows on Your Face
Sun and time do most of it. What sleep, thyroid, iron and falling estrogen really change about your skin, and what no supplement can undo.
Aesthetics
Fillers Can Be Dissolved: What Reversibility Really Means
Hyaluronic acid fillers can be dissolved with hyaluronidase, but not every filler is reversible and the enzyme is used off label.
Aesthetics
Microneedling vs Lasers: Which One Your Skin Actually Needs
Microneedling and fractional CO2 laser work about equally well on acne scars. Recovery time and pigment risk are what should decide between them.
Aesthetics
Melasma and Darker Skin Types: What Actually Works
Why melasma behaves differently in deeper skin tones, which treatments have real evidence, and why aggressive lasers often make the pigment worse.
Gut health
Constipation That Supplements Will Not Fix
If magnesium, fiber and probiotics have not worked, the cause is usually the pelvic floor, slow transit, the thyroid or a medication. Here is what to check.
Gut health
The Gut and Your Skin: What the Evidence Actually Supports
Rosacea has a real gut link. Acne has a stronger food link. What the evidence supports, what leaky gut tests cannot tell you, and when to test.
Gut health
IgG Food Sensitivity Tests: Why We Do Not Use Them
IgG food sensitivity tests mark exposure, not intolerance. Why the major allergy societies advise against them, and what we test instead.
Gut health
SIBO: Testing, Treating and the Relapse Problem
What a SIBO breath test can and cannot tell you, how treatment actually works, and why symptoms often return within months.
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