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Katherine Warren

Katherine edits the news desk and the monographs at Half Life. She keeps a spreadsheet of every dose she has seen on a label beside the dose used in the trial, and the gap between the two columns is usually the story.

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By Katherine Warren

Inside Four Sigmatic with Tero, dosing mushrooms through coffee
Receptors · Interview

Inside Four Sigmatic with Tero, dosing mushrooms through coffee

Katherine Warren · 10 min read
Matt Lombardi, Kevin Moran and the bedtime cocoa with five ingredients
Receptors · Interview

Matt Lombardi, Kevin Moran and the bedtime cocoa with five ingredients

Katherine Warren · 10 min read
TikTok fees and Amazon fakes reshaped supplement pricing in September
Retail

TikTok fees and Amazon fakes reshaped supplement pricing in September

Katherine Warren · 3 min read
Inside Perelel with Taylor and Gioia, weighing folate by trimester
Hormones · Interview

Inside Perelel with Taylor and Gioia, weighing folate by trimester

Katherine Warren · 11 min read
Vani Hari on reading labels dose by dose
Dosing · Interview

Vani Hari on reading labels dose by dose

Katherine Warren · 13 min read
Why blend totals tell you almost nothing about dose
Dosing · Essay

Why blend totals tell you almost nothing about dose

Katherine Warren · 6 min read
Rosemary matched 2% minoxidil while stronger dosing went untested
Ingredients

Rosemary matched 2% minoxidil while stronger dosing went untested

Katherine Warren · 3 min read
Vaginal and gut support at label dose, with Lauren Bosworth
Absorption · Interview

Vaginal and gut support at label dose, with Lauren Bosworth

Katherine Warren · 12 min read
Lauren Lee on tracing each capsule back to its dose
Hormones · Interview

Lauren Lee on tracing each capsule back to its dose

Katherine Warren · 13 min read
U.S. supplement sales hit $72.88 billion, powder formats gain ground
Market

U.S. supplement sales hit $72.88 billion, powder formats gain ground

Katherine Warren · 3 min read
Inside MUDWTR with Shane Heath, measuring the morning mug
Receptors · Interview

Inside MUDWTR with Shane Heath, measuring the morning mug

Katherine Warren · 10 min read
Review revisits bakuchiol dose behind retinol comparison claims
Science

Review revisits bakuchiol dose behind retinol comparison claims

Katherine Warren · 3 min read
Why skincare growth matters for supplement routines
Market

Why skincare growth matters for supplement routines

Katherine Warren · 3 min read
What Mari Llewellyn learned from tiny promises kept daily
Dosing · Interview

What Mari Llewellyn learned from tiny promises kept daily

Katherine Warren · 12 min read
What a mineral form actually changes in the scoop
Dosing · Essay

What a mineral form actually changes in the scoop

Katherine Warren · 7 min read
Siff Haider on doses that match the published trials
Absorption · Interview

Siff Haider on doses that match the published trials

Katherine Warren · 11 min read
Needed formulates to studied doses, with Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury
Hormones · Interview

Needed formulates to studied doses, with Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury

Katherine Warren · 12 min read
Standardized extracts still owe credit to growers and traditions
Dosing · Essay

Standardized extracts still owe credit to growers and traditions

Katherine Warren · 6 min read
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