Journal

Read the label. Then read this.

Short, sourced explainers on the things a pack cannot fit — what the numbers mean, how much is enough, and how to tell a good product from a loud one.

Label literacyLatest

How to read a nutraceutical label in India

Sixty seconds with the back of the pack tells you more than the front ever will. Here is what each line means, and which ones to look for first.

8 Sept 20266 min read

In this piece

The composition table — ingredient, quantity per serving, % RDA — is the only part of the pack that cannot be dressed up.
A 'proprietary blend' with one combined weight hides how little of each ingredient you are getting.
Serving size and pack size are different numbers; work out how many days a pack actually lasts.

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Nutrients

Vitamin D: why so many Indians test low, and what the number on the report means

A sun-rich country with widespread deficiency sounds like a contradiction. It is not — and the explanation changes how you should think about testing and dosing.

1 Sept 20267 min

Nutrients

Omega-3 for children: EPA, DHA and what a teaspoon actually contains

'Fish oil 1000 mg' on the front and '180 mg EPA + 120 mg DHA' on the back are describing the same capsule. Learning to read the second number is the whole skill.

25 Aug 20266 min

Gut health

Probiotics: what CFU, strain names and 'with colostrum' actually mean

Two sachets can both say '5 billion' and be very different products. The genus, the species, the strain and the storage line tell you which is which.

12 Aug 20266 min

Everything in the journal is general nutrition information, not medical advice. Nutraceuticals support a diet; they do not diagnose, treat or cure anything. Talk to your doctor about anything that concerns you.