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Low Potassium and Blood Sugar: Why Electrolytes Matter on Keto and Fasting
Can low potassium affect blood sugar? What the ARIC study, a small potassium trial and the NIH actually say, and why keto and fasting change your electrolytes. Read more...
Does Creatine Cause Hair Loss? What the Research Shows
Does creatine cause hair loss? It is one of the most-searched supplement questions, and this week it is louder than usual. Hair loss is the biggest health topic on X, with 637 posts on October 21, about 55% above the October 16 to 19 average, after news about an experimental hair-loss pill. Creatine is trending too: X posts are up 11%, and Dr. Berg's 30-day creatine video has passed 2.1 million views. Plenty of new creatine users are asking the same thing: will it cost me my hair? AJTV is... Read more...
World Iodine Deficiency Day: Why Iodine Is Trending and How to Choose an Iodine Supplement
Today, October 21, is World Iodine Deficiency Day, also called Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day. It is a public-health awareness day that the Iodine Global Network has marked every year since the early 1990s, and this morning it is trending on X. Pulse's trend check counted 209 posts about iodine by 8 AM ET, more than the 182 posted on all of October 20. When a mineral most people only know from the salt shaker starts trending, the natural follow-up questions are simple: what does iodine actually do, where... Read more...
Bovine Colostrum: A Winter Routine Buyer's Guide
Colostrum has been creeping back into supplement conversations this week. Pulse's morning trend check for Tuesday, October 20 found posts about colostrum on X up about 47% (roughly 44 posts versus a usual 30 or so a day). Those are small numbers, and there was no single viral video or headline behind them, which usually means a slow, steady rise in curiosity rather than a fad. With colder weather arriving, more people are reviewing their daily routines and asking a simple question: what actually is bovine colostrum, and how do... Read more...
Creatine After 50: Strength, Brain and What to Know
A video titled around taking creatine every day for 30 days after age 50 picked up more than half a million views in about a day this week, and suddenly creatine is not just a gym question. Older adults are asking whether it belongs in a kitchen cupboard next to everyday vitamins, whether it helps with strength and staying active, and what the talk about brain health actually means. Those are reasonable questions — but a viral routine is not evidence, and the answers need more care after 50, not... Read more...
Creatine for Women and Everyday Wellness: What the Trend Gets Right
Creatine is trending beyond the gym. What the evidence actually supports for women, what to check on a label, and how to choose monohydrate wisely. Read more...