Ashwagandha Benefits in 2026: The 12-Trial Verdict on Britain’s Favourite Stress Herb – and Why Denmark Banned It
Pool the best trials of ashwagandha and something odd falls out. The herb does lower cortisol – by a decent
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Protein Weetabix, Protein Water, Protein Mars Bars: How Much Protein Do You Actually Need in 2026?
Protein is in everything from Weetabix to water, but most Britons already eat plenty. How much protein you actually need in 2026, and who should eat more.
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Running Gels for a Half Marathon: The 90-Minute Rule Most of the 2026 Great North Run Field Hasn’t Heard
Somewhere around mile four of the Great North Run, a stranger will offer you a jelly baby. This has been
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Weighted Vest Walking Took Over Britain’s Parks in 2026. The Study Everyone Cites Involved 9 Women – and No Walking
The most quoted study in the history of weighted vest walking contains no walking. Nine women in Oregon, five years,
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Lymphatic Drainage Drops: 5 Herbs, Thin Evidence – Inside TikTok’s Puffiness Cure of 2026
The supplement that outsold protein on TikTok Shop UK this summer wasn’t a protein at all, and it’s still going
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Continuous Glucose Monitors in 2026: The £300 Arm Badge Healthy Britons Love – And the Reading It Gets Wrong by 400%
Watch the queue at any London park run this month and count the arms. The small white disc stuck to
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Greens Powders in 2026: What £97 a Pouch Actually Buys – And When a 3p Multivitamin Does the Same Job
There’s a moment in almost every big podcast this year – somewhere around the 40-minute mark – when the host’s
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679 Racers to a Marathon-Style Ballot: How Hyrox Training Conquered Britain by 2026 – And the Injury Question Nobody Can Answer Yet
Hyrox training has conquered British gyms faster than the injury science can keep up. Who the race format really suits – and who should build up first.
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NMN Supplements in 2026: The Longevity Powder Britain’s Biohackers Swear By – And Where the Evidence Actually Stands
A tub of powder that promises to slow down ageing shouldn’t cost less than a decent bottle of gin, and
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Magnesium for Sleep in 2026: Britain’s Favourite Bedtime Supplement Rests on Trials of Just 151 People
The strongest evidence anyone can offer you for taking magnesium for sleep comes from a pooled analysis of three clinical
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