Journal
Notes from the lab.
Twice a month. Ingredient deep-dives written by our clinical advisors, sourcing notes from the field, and the occasional founder note.
research · 3 min
Curcumin at 500mg: the dose question
Grocery-aisle turmeric is 3% curcuminoids. A clinically meaningful daily dose of curcumin is 500 mg. Those numbers don't work together.
Dr. Meera Iyer · 28 Mar 2026
research · 4 min
Shatavari in the monthly rhythm
Shatavari's name — 'she who possesses a hundred husbands' — speaks to its traditional positioning. The modern evidence is still early, but the direction is consistent.
Ananya Rao · 21 Mar 2026
research · 4 min
The ashwagandha thesis: why root over leaf
The leaf is cheaper to harvest and yields a more permissive standardisation. The root is where the withanolide density actually lives.
Dr. Meera Iyer · 14 Mar 2026