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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.

Wellness

Oct 12, 20269 min read

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.

Algae and gut basics

Oct 12, 2026

11 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.

Fitness and nutrients

Oct 12, 202617 min read

Vitamin D in the Netherlands and Europe: Who Is Advised to Supplement and What the Numbers Mean

Dutch and EU vitamin D advice by group, EFSA's upper limit, D2 vs D3, and what blood-test levels mean according to named guidelines.

Fitness and nutrients

Oct 12, 202613 min read

Protein and collagen: what are you actually buying?

Protein norms, whey versus plant, and what collagen trials show for skin, joints and tendons, with funding noted and Dutch guidance for when a tub isn't needed.

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.

Longevity

Oct 12, 202612 min read

Resveratrol: the ingredient behind the headlines

Where the resveratrol headlines came from, what mice and people actually showed, and what to check on a label.

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