Spirulina is a deep blue-green algae powder that’s been eaten as food for centuries, and many detoxers add it to smoothies during heavy-metal and liver routines. Members get the full entry: what the small studies found, typical amounts, and why where your spirulina comes from matters more than almost anything else.
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ByClifCalled the "miracle tree" across Asia and Africa, moringa is both a food and a traditional medicine, and its leaves are packed with plant nutrients. Here's what tradition uses it for, what the studies show, and who should be careful with it.
Milk Thistle
ByClifMilk thistle has been the go-to liver herb in Europe for about 2,000 years, from Roman writers to today's naturopaths. Members can read how it's believed to protect liver cells, what the newer fatty liver studies found, and its old reputation for nursing mothers.
Saw Palmetto
ByClifA small Florida palm whose dark berries were food for the Seminole and Ais peoples and became the best-known men's herb in Europe and North America. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and who should be careful.
Cilantro
ByClifCilantro is the everyday kitchen herb that became famous in detox circles as a "heavy metal" herb, usually paired with chlorella. Members can read where that idea came from, what the one small human trial actually found, and what product labels list.
NAC (N-Acetylcysteine)
ByClifNAC (N-acetylcysteine) is a form of the amino acid cysteine that the body uses to make glutathione, its main built-in antioxidant. Members get the full entry: where the research is strong (and where it isn't), typical amounts, and the drug interactions every NAC user should know.
Dandelion
ByClifThe common lawn weed is one of the most widely used plants in folk medicine, from European herbalists to Chinese and Native American healers. Members can read the traditional uses of its root, leaf and flower, how it's believed to work, what the research says, typical amounts and who should skip it.