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Soil and Nutrition: Why Healthy Soil Matters
In the US, soil is often casually called "dirt." It's what you wash off your hands, sweep off the floor, and scrub from vegetables. Soil, earth and clay are older words, and they say something truer: this is the material that every living thing on land depends on, including us. Most of us are disconnected from that. We think of nutrition as something that starts in a supermarket or a supplement bottle. It starts in the ground. What soil actually is Healthy soil is a living system. It's made of... Read more...
Zinc, Selenium & Iodine: Why Soil Matters
Every mineral in your body — every atom of zinc, selenium, iodine, or the raw materials your liver uses to make choline — started somewhere in the ground. Plants can't manufacture minerals the way they photosynthesise sugar from sunlight; they can only draw up whatever is already present in the soil around their roots. Animals then eat those plants (or eat other animals that ate those plants), and we eat both. If the soil is depleted, the plant is depleted, the animal is depleted, and so are we. In America,... Read more...
Social Jetlag: Why Irregular Sleep Keeps You Knackered
Social Jetlag: Why Irregular Sleep Keeps You Knackered
Waking up at a different time every day creates the same effect as flying across time zones — on repeat. Here's what "social jetlag" is doing to you. Read more...
Ashwagandha for Stress: What Actually Works
Ashwagandha for Stress: What Actually Works
Ashwagandha is everywhere right now — on TikTok, in health store aisles, folded into everything from gummies to protein powder. But most of what's sold barely resembles what was actually... Read more...
Calcium Carbonate vs Citrate: Which Is Better?
Calcium Carbonate vs Citrate: Which Is Better?
If you've ever stood in front of a shelf of calcium supplements, you've probably noticed the numbers matter — 1000mg, 600mg, 500mg — but almost nobody tells you that the... Read more...
Heartburn Medication and Your Bone Health
Heartburn Medication and Your Bone Health
If you've been on a heartburn medication for months or years, there's a conversation worth having that most people never get — about what those medications might be doing to... Read more...
The Cheapest Way to Say "Calcium" on a Label
The Cheapest Way to Say "Calcium" on a Label
During my five years behind the counter of a health food shop, I made it my job to educate customers — steering them away from products that looked impressive but... Read more...
Omega-3 Index Test: Is Your Omega-3 Working?
Omega-3 Index Test: Is Your Omega-3 Working?
The Omega-3 Index Test: Why You Need It Before You Buy Another Fish Oil | The Supplement Coach The Supplement Coach Education · Evidence-Based · Independent Most people taking omega-3... Read more...
Which Magnesium Do You Need?
Which Magnesium Do You Need?
Which Magnesium Do You Need? Free Mini Questionnaire | The Supplement Coach Magnesium is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. Sleep. Mood. Muscle function. Energy production. Blood... Read more...
Iron Bisglycinate: A Gentler Iron Supplement
Iron Bisglycinate: A Gentler Iron Supplement
Why Iron Bisglycinate Is The Better Form Of Iron Supplement — The Supplement Coach If you have ever been prescribed iron and stopped taking it because of the side effects... Read more...
5 Minerals Irish Women Are Often Low In
5 Minerals Irish Women Are Often Low In
The 5 Minerals Most Irish Women Are Deficient In — The Supplement Coach Most women I speak to are surprised when I tell them that you can eat reasonably well,... Read more...
Why You Can Trust Every Product We Stock
Why You Can Trust Every Product We Stock
Why You Can Trust Every Product On This Site — The Supplement Coach There is something I want you to know about every single product on this site. I do... Read more...
Not All Fish Oils Are Equal: How to Choose
Not All Fish Oils Are Equal: How to Choose
Not All Fish Oils Are Created Equal — Why Quality Is Everything | The Supplement Coach Fish oil is one of the most popular supplements in the world. It is... Read more...
Supplements: Fill the Gaps in Your Diet
Supplements: Fill the Gaps in Your Diet
Walk into any health food shop and you'll find shelves packed with capsules, powders, and tablets promising everything. But strip away the marketing, and supplements have one core purpose: to... Read more...