The honest cluster
Supplements, graded
An independent audit of the twenty best-selling menopause supplements on Amazon found that most carry a quality or safety flag, and that none of the top ten contained an ingredient endorsed by the current professional guidance. That is the category you are shopping in.
So we grade everything, publish the reasoning, and put no buy button on anything the evidence does not support.
What the grades mean
Creatine for women in midlife: what the evidence says
The best-evidenced supplement in the aisle for muscle and strength, and one of the most misunderstood. What it does, what it does not do, and what the research in women specifically shows.
weakMagnesium and menopause: what the evidence actually says
One of the most recommended supplements in the category. We looked at what the trials show for sleep, mood, hot flushes and bone, and graded it honestly.
strongProtein in midlife: how much, and does the powder matter?
Protein requirements rise in midlife while intake usually does not. What the evidence supports for muscle and bone, how to hit the target from food, and whether a powder is worth buying.
Black cohosh, ashwagandha, red clover, DIM, collagen, evening primrose…
In the pipeline. Each needs a named clinical reviewer before it publishes, which is slower and is the point.
The supplement audit
We reviewed the twenty best sellers against the evidence. Free, and there is not a single product link in it.
One email to deliver it, then a weekly note you can leave whenever you like. We never sell your address, and we never attach it to anything you type into the check or the assistant.