Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze
The ‘8×8 Water Rule’ Has No Scientific Source—Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows
The ubiquitous recommendation to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily has no traceable scientific source. A Dartmouth kidney physiologist's…
How Zinc Actually Supports Immunity: It’s Structure, Not Stimulation
Zinc is not an immune stimulant. According to research by Prasad et al. (Am J Clin Nutr, 2003), zinc functions…
How Creatine Actually Works: The Phosphate Shuttle That Powers Your Muscles
Creatine supplementation does not work by increasing water retention or providing energy like caffeine. Instead, it enhances the phosphocreatine shuttle…
How one 1997 protein study became nutrition dogma — and what the data actually shows
The 1997 Boirie study showing whey as "fast" and casein as "slow" protein has become nutrition dogma — but the…
Why Coffee’s Heart Risk Depends on Your Genes, Not Headlines
Whether coffee raises your heart disease risk depends almost entirely on a single genetic variant in the CYP1A2 enzyme. About…
Nasal breathing boosts blood oxygen by 10% through nitric oxide mechanism, study shows
Nasal breathing increases arterial oxygenation by approximately 10% compared to mouth breathing through continuous nitric oxide production in the paranasal…
The B-Vitamin Methylation Triad: Why B12, Folate, and B6 Work Together
Vitamins B12, folate, and B6 function as an integrated metabolic system regulating one-carbon metabolism, DNA synthesis, and cardiovascular health. While…
Microplastics Found in Human Arterial Plaque Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
Microplastics detected in nearly 6 in 10 patients with arterial plaque are linked to a 4.5-fold increased risk of heart…