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Long-form on single ingredients, formulation choices, and what we're testing next. Reading, not marketing.

What 4:1 on a label actually means — the extract decision behind Immune Plus
dosing · 3min read

What 4:1 on a label actually means — the extract decision behind Immune Plus

A 4:1 ratio turns 4g of raw herb into 1g of extract. Here's why our Immune Plus label reads the way it does — and how to check any ratio claim.

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225 + 225 — the split-dose decision on the Turmeric Plus label
absorption · 3min read

225 + 225 — the split-dose decision on the Turmeric Plus label

Curcumin is famously hard to absorb. Our label answers with half powder, half extract — and an honest instruction about meals.

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Why the biggest number on the Tranquil label is 150mg
calm · 3min read

Why the biggest number on the Tranquil label is 150mg

Four calming herbs, small doses, taken across the day — the formulation logic of Tranquil, ingredient by ingredient.

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Per daily dose — the three words that decide how you read a joint blend
collagen · 3min read

Per daily dose — the three words that decide how you read a joint blend

FlexiJoint declares MSM at 1200mg and collagen at 1000mg per daily dose, not per capsule. Here's why that basis line matters on every label.

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Winter immune support, by the numbers
dosing · 2min read

Winter immune support, by the numbers

The exact doses behind a sensible Highveld winter routine — and the one thing no capsule fixes.

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Vivid Health Omega Oil 90
omega-3 · 1min read

Omega Oil — the everyday fat most South African plates run short of

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Vivid Health Bone Supreme
bone health · 1min read

Banking bone — why skeletal support starts twenty years early

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Vivid Health D-Ribose 150g
energy · 1min read

D-Ribose — the sugar that behaves like a recovery tool

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Vivid Health Epsom Salt
epsom salt · 1min read

The Epsom salt bath — what it actually does (and what it doesn’t)

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Vivid Health Sage 60
menopause · 1min read

Sage for the sweats — menopause’s oldest cooling trick

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Vivid Health Maca 60
energy · 1min read

Maca — the Andes root that earned its place in the Woman range

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GABA, 5-HTP or Tranquil: a formulator's decision tree for sleep
5-htp · 2min read

GABA, 5-HTP or Tranquil: a formulator's decision tree for sleep

Three calming tools do three different jobs. Here's how we'd choose between them — with doses.

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