Issue 09Autumn 2026
Cover story
Vaginal and gut support at label dose, with Lauren Bosworth
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01Featured
Weighed and measured
02Our working hypothesis
An independent magazine about what a dose does 
. It's not magic 
, it's Science 
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03News
Latest readouts
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Launch
→What capsule formats change for supplement readers
Ingredients
→Rosemary matched 2% minoxidil while stronger dosing went untested
Market
→U.S. supplement sales hit $72.88 billion, powder formats gain ground
Science
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Review revisits bakuchiol dose behind retinol comparison claims
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- Andrew Salisbury on clean coffee tested lot by lot→
- Why Jen Batchelor chose a narrow range of timed tonics→
- Beta glucan percentages and what the assay hides→
- Standardized extracts still owe credit to growers and traditions→
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Real doses, real studies.
04Monographs
Monographs, fully referenced
8 pages
PDF + checklist
Half LifeNo. 01Dose on the labelMilligrams tell truth
Monograph of the month
Supplement labels, decoded milligram by milligram
By the end you will price any two bottles per milligram and spot where a label leans on a trial. This dosing walkthrough turns Supplement Facts into numbers you can check.
- Serving rules One serving fixes every milligram listed beneath it.
- Form counts Milligrams name the nutrient, not the whole powder.
- Cost math Cost per gram beats price per jar.
Free · Read it here or download the PDF
More monographs
Half LifeNo. 06Doses beyond bright colourMilligrams before marketing
How to read turmeric doses with a skeptical eye
Half LifeNo. 02Doses with proofLabels versus trials
How to verify protein powder when scoops keep growing
Half LifeNo. 09Doses measured exactlyCounts over claims
Check menopause formulas against trial doses
Half LifeNo. 10Doses measuredMilligrams over marketing
Greens powders without the proprietary haze
Half LifeNo. 07Milligrams behind propolisDose versus label
A practical guide to dosing propolis sprays and extracts
Half LifeNo. 05Doses measured preciselyMilligrams over marketing
Mushroom powders, dose by dose explained
Half LifeNo. 04Dose in numbersRead the label
Probiotics without the billion CFU guesswork
Half LifeNo. 08Prenatal doses decodedMilligrams before marketing
Weigh two prenatals by folate form and dose
Half LifeNo. 03Dose, read in milligramsMeasure every scoop
What the label actually gives you per scoop
05Journal
Steady state
Dosing · Essay
How fermented grain became mushroom on supplement labels
Why blend totals tell you almost nothing about dose
Beta glucan percentages and what the assay hides
What a mineral form actually changes in the scoop
