Dry January Benefits Before 2027: What 94 Drinkers Gained in a Month Off, and Who Should Skip the Cold Turkey
Ninety-four people stopped drinking for a month, and their insulin resistance fell by about a quarter. That’s the number behind
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Movember 2026: The 5 Men’s Health Checks Worth Booking, and the Supplements That Aren’t
Only 37% of eligible men in England have ever been invited for an NHS Health Check. That figure comes from
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Rosemary Oil for Hair Growth in 2026: One 100-Man Trial, No Placebo Group and a Result Nobody Has Repeated
Three months into the trial that every “rosemary oil beats minoxidil” headline leans on, nothing had happened. Hair counts hadn’t
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Weighted Blanket for Sleep in 2026: 426 Patients, a p-Value of 0.06 and the Honest Case for Buying One Anyway
The best pooled analysis of weighted blankets for sleep landed on a p-value of 0.06. That’s one hundredth of a
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Do Massage Guns Work? 30 Men, One Small Trial and Five Injury Reports Behind the 2026 Recovery Craze
The best-known trial behind the latest massage gun claims had 30 people in it. All of them were young male
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Japanese Walking Workout: 246 Walkers, 3-Minute Intervals and the Honest Verdict on Whether It Beats 10,000 Steps in 2026
Walk fast for three minutes, then slowly for three, and repeat until half an hour’s gone. That’s the entire Japanese
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Caffeine Cut-Off Time in 2026: The 8.8-Hour Rule, and Why 2pm Means Different Things at Costa and Starbucks
A medium cappuccino at Costa holds 325mg of caffeine. The same drink at Starbucks holds 89mg. Which? measured both this
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Berberine for Weight Loss in 2026: 23 Trials Found 0.88kg Lost – and Why ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ Is the Wrong Name
Pool every decent trial of berberine for weight loss and the average person loses 0.88kg. Less than a bag of
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Ashwagandha for Stress in 2026: 491 Adults, Eight Weeks and a UK Safety Review Still Unfinished
Ashwagandha is being sold to stressed-out Britons as a calming herb while the government’s food watchdog still can’t say what
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How Much Protein Do You Need in 2026? The 45g Answer the Supermarket Protein Boom Would Rather You Missed
A woman weighing 60kg needs about 45g of protein a day. That’s the official NHS-backed figure, and it’s roughly what
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