Special report / The stack13 min
The supplement shelf has become a second medicine cabinet
We take more, combine more and know surprisingly little about what happens next. Here is a calmer way to decide.
The evidence cabinet
Supplements
What works, what might, what does not, and how to read the fine print before buying another bottle.
Stories / The evidence / The edit
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Selected storiesSupplements / Worth Your Money?01
COLLAGEN POWDER OR ENOUGH PROTEIN: WHICH ONE IS WORTH YOUR MONEY?
Collagen has achieved something most powders can only dream of: it has become both a beauty product and a pantry staple. It sits beside coffee machines, arrives in travel sachets and promises better skin from a scoop.
Supplements / Evidence02
Do You Need a Vitamin Supplement?
For most people a multivitamin is expensive reassurance. For a few situations, supplementation is officially advised.
Supplements / Evidence03
Creatine for Women: Worth Your Money?
Strong evidence for training, emerging for everything else.
Supplements / The Edit04
The WT Creatine Edit
How to choose creatine on evidence, not packaging.
Minerals05
Magnesium is having a very big decade
There are at least ten common forms. Only a few make sense for most people.
Performance06
Creatine beyond the weight room
The evidence for strength is settled. The more interesting questions are only beginning.
Buying guide07
How to read a supplement label
Third-party testing, proprietary blends and the difference between dose and theatre.
WellnessTactics field guide
What the evidence says
A fast, clear reading of the claims currently taking up space in the supplements conversation.
Vitamin D
Useful when low; more is not automatically better.
Creatine
One of the few supplements with deep evidence.
Greens powder
Convenient, but not a substitute for plants.
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