Magnesium and guidelines to optimise levothyroxine therapy
A group of European experts put together new guidelines on the use of levothyroxine in adults with hypothyroidism in the European thyroid journal 2025. They analysed hundreds of studies and concluded that almost half of patients do not achieve adequate control of thyroid-stimulating hormone, known as TSH, despite the fact that […]
Collagen and nutritional support for osteoarthritic joints
A 12-week pilot clinical trial, published in 2025 in the journal Scientific Reports, evaluated a supplement with type II collagen, glucosamine and chondroitin in 54 adults with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee, and observed clear improvements in symptoms and quality of life according to a study in Scientific reports. People who […]
Vitamin D and omega-3 for more stable metabolic markers
A study in Nutrients 2024, based on 20 clinical trials involving nearly 15,000 adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes, found that vitamin D supplementation was associated with improvements in several metabolic markers such as glycated haemoglobin, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and indicators of insulin resistance. The changes were generally modest, but […]
