Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Vitamin E: Why 9 in 10 Fall Short — and Why the Natural Form Is Retained Better
Around nine in ten adults in Western surveys consume less vitamin E than the estimated average requirement. And the liver's…
CoQ10 and Warfarin: A Lesser-Known Interaction
Coenzyme Q10 is structurally related to vitamin K and has been reported to lower INR in warfarin patients. The trial…
Rancid Omega-3: What the Peroxide Value Tells You
Surveys keep finding oxidised fish oil on the shelf. Peroxide value, anisidine value and TOTOX are the three numbers on…
Heat Kills Supplements: Transport, Storage and the Invisible Loss of Potency
Chemical degradation roughly doubles with every 10 °C. Hot delivery vans, sunny windowsills and steamy bathroom cabinets quietly remove potency…
What a LOT Number Really Is: Batch Traceability from Factory to Recall
No LOT number means no recall. The small code stamped on the bottle is the thread that connects your product…
Supplement Ingredient Fraud: Substitution and Dilution — How Identity Testing Catches It
The cheapest fraud in the supplement trade is a wrong or diluted ingredient. Here is how substitution works, how common…
Nobody Approves a Supplement Before It Is Sold
Supplements are foods, not medicines. No regulator anywhere approves them before sale. What that means for the buyer — and…
Glass vs Plastic: Microplastics and Your Daily Supplement
Microplastics were found in 93% of bottled waters tested. For oil-based supplements the concern is larger — and amber glass…