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African dream root, African dream seed and uvuma-omhlophe are three unrelated plants. What the labels mean, what the sources say and where research stops.

Cannabinoids

Oct 13, 202613 min read

Is CBD Legal in Europe? EU Law and the Dutch Position

Under EU rules oral CBD is a novel food the Commission and EFSA describe as unauthorised; THC follows its own rules and the Netherlands adds gaps.

Wellness

Oct 12, 2026

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Buying in the Netherlands and EU: check the product and the country

There is no single EU legal status for smartshop products. Five questions to check any product, plus dated Dutch and EU notes on truffles, kratom and more.

Wellness

Oct 12, 20266 min read

Longevity: mechanisms versus human outcomes

A longevity supplement label describes a mechanism, not an outcome. How to read the hallmarks of ageing, what human trials show, and the safety basics.

Algae and gut basics

Oct 12, 202611 min read

Spirulina and chlorella: what is the difference?

A 2 g serving of a 65% protein powder holds about 1.3 g of protein. Then: a cyanobacterium versus a green alga, the evidence, safety and EU status.

Algae and gut basics

Oct 12, 202611 min read

Omega-3: EPA, DHA, fish and algae

Two bottles, two front labels, no answer. How to read EPA and DHA, what fish, krill and algae oils differ in, and what trials show outcome by outcome.

Algae and gut basics

Oct 12, 202611 min read

Astaxanthin: what the research shows and what it doesn't

The red algae carotenoid, outcome by outcome: skin, exercise, eyes, cognition and markers, with doses, funding, EU limits and how to read a label.

Fitness and nutrients

Oct 12, 202614 min read

Creatine: strength, running and the actual question

Which kinds of effort creatine helps, what the evidence says about running and endurance, and where the kidney, hair and focus questions stand.

Longevity

Oct 12, 202612 min read

Spermidine: why the longevity interest?

Spermidine's autophagy story, what food studies and supplement trials found, food versus capsule, safety and EU rules.

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