by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
The supplement industry generates over $50 billion annually in the US. A meaningful percentage of that is weight loss products. The honest answer to whether they work is: some do, most don’t, and the ones that do work in specific ways that matter a lot for...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
I didn’t start taking probiotics for weight loss. I started because my digestion was inconsistent and I’d read enough about the gut microbiome to think it was worth trying. Six months later, I’m still taking them. The digestion improvement was clear....
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
Berberine got tagged as “nature’s Ozempic” a few years ago and that label has followed it ever since. It’s mostly misleading. Berberine doesn’t work like a GLP-1 agonist. It works through a different mechanism entirely, and understanding...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
Protein powder is the most unglamorous supplement in my cabinet and the most consistently useful one. It doesn’t have a compelling marketing story. There’s no trending molecule or celebrity attached to it. It just works, and the research behind why it...
by Judy White | Mar 1, 2023 | Supplements
Amino acids don’t get the same attention as fat burners or metabolism boosters, but they do something more important: they help protect the muscle you’re working to build while you’re in a calorie deficit. That distinction matters a lot if...
by Judy White | Feb 28, 2023 | Supplements
Thyroid function and weight are connected in a way most people understand loosely but rarely dig into. The thyroid produces hormones that regulate metabolic rate. When thyroid output is low, metabolism slows, weight increases, and losing it becomes significantly...
