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Isabelle Feldhaus

🩸 What Happens to Your Iron Levels After Menopause?

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

🩸 What Happens to Your Iron Levels After Menopause?

How the hormonal shift at menopause changes your iron metabolism.

🔬 Science Spotlight #015: Vitamin and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnant and Lactating Women

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #015: Vitamin and Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnant and Lactating Women

This study looked at how giving vitamin supplements to pregnant and breastfeeding moms changes their vitamin levels and their babies' vitamin levels.

🥩 How Much Protein Do Women Need Per Day?

Mar 10, 2026

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6 min read

🥩 How Much Protein Do Women Need Per Day?

What protein does beyond muscle, why 0.8g/kg isn't enough, and how much women need at every life stage.

🔬 Science Spotlight #014: Protein Requirements for Lactating Women

Mar 6, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #014: Protein Requirements for Lactating Women

Estimated the actual protein requirements of healthy, exclusively breastfeeding women using a direct metabolic measurement technique.

🦴 Osteoporosis Is Silent. But Are There Warning Signs?

Mar 3, 2026

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5 min read

🦴 Osteoporosis Is Silent. But Are There Warning Signs?

What calcium deficiency actually feels like — and why it's so easy to miss.

🔬 Science Spotlight #013: Protein Requirements During Pregnancy

Feb 28, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #013: Protein Requirements During Pregnancy

Estimated the protein requirements of healthy pregnant women.

🔬 Science Spotlight #012: Protein Requirements of Pre-Menopausal Female Athletes

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #012: Protein Requirements of Pre-Menopausal Female Athletes

Determined if current guidelines (often based on males) are appropriate and if the menstrual cycle or hormonal contraceptives influence these requirements.

🥩 Creatine for Women: Can You Get Enough from Food?

Feb 24, 2026

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6 min read

🥩 Creatine for Women: Can You Get Enough from Food?

How much creatine women need, why diet alone often falls short, and the best food sources to optimize intake.

🔬 Science Spotlight #011: Creatine Supplementation for Vegetarians vs. Omnivores

Feb 18, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #011: Creatine Supplementation for Vegetarians vs. Omnivores

Whether vegetarians, who typically have reduced natural creatine stores, experience greater benefits from creatine supplementation regarding muscle concentration, physical performance, and brain function compared to meat-eaters.

☕ What Does Coffee Do to Your Body Beyond Caffeine?

Feb 17, 2026

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6 min read

☕ What Does Coffee Do to Your Body Beyond Caffeine?

How chlorogenic acids, polyphenols, and antioxidants affect inflammation, metabolism, and stress.

🔬 Science Spotlight #010: Dietary Creatine & Female Reproductive Health

Feb 16, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #010: Dietary Creatine & Female Reproductive Health

Whether eating more creatine-rich foods relates to better reproductive health outcomes in women.

🦴 Silent Calcium Deficiency: Why Your Blood Work Can Look Normal

Feb 10, 2026

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5 min read

🦴 Silent Calcium Deficiency: Why Your Blood Work Can Look Normal

What standard calcium tests miss in women—especially during pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause.

🔬 Science Spotlight #009: Chlorogenic Acids in Coffee and Your Health

Feb 8, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #009: Chlorogenic Acids in Coffee and Your Health

How much of the antioxidants found in coffee do we actually drink and how it might prevent diabetes and liver issues.

🔬 Science Spotlight #008: Bioactive Compounds in Coffee and Health

Feb 7, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #008: Bioactive Compounds in Coffee and Health

Whether specific compounds in coffee help prevent cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

🔬 Science Spotlight #007: Coffee as a Source of Antioxidants and an Elixir of Youth

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #007: Coffee as a Source of Antioxidants and an Elixir of Youth

How coffee protects our cells from damage and potentially helps us live longer and healthier lives

🔬 Science Spotlight #006: Coffee’s Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects After Digestion

Feb 4, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #006: Coffee’s Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects After Digestion

How our digestion changes coffee and how these changes affect coffee's impact on inflammation and our colon

🩸 Low B12 vs Low Iron: The Symptom Split

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

🩸 Low B12 vs Low Iron: The Symptom Split

How to tell which deficiency is wrecking your energy (and what to ask for).

🔬 Science Spotlight #005: Global Calcium Deficiency and Health Outcomes

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #005: Global Calcium Deficiency and Health Outcomes

Taking a look at calcium intake around the world to understand how it affects our health.

🧪 Does the Form of Creatine Matter?

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

🧪 Does the Form of Creatine Matter?

What the research actually says about absorption, purity, and effectiveness.

🔬 Science Spotlight #004: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Jan 26, 2026

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3 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #004: Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Why vitamin B12 deficiency is so hard to diagnose, how it damages the brain and nerves (not just the blood), and why standard tests often miss it.

🔬 Science Spotlight #001: Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults

Jan 24, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #001: Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults

Do creatine supplements help older adults build more muscle and strength while weight lifting and does dose or timing matter?

🔬 Science Spotlight #002: Creatine and Muscle Recovery

Jan 24, 2026

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4 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #002: Creatine and Muscle Recovery

This study investigated whether taking creatine supplements helps muscles recover better after intense exercise compared to a placebo.

🔬 Science Spotlight #003: Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

🔬 Science Spotlight #003: Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health

How creatine supplements may help girls and women at different life stages, from young adulthood through menopause, and why hormones might change how well creatine works in women.

🤳🏼 TikTok Says Matcha Can Lower Iron — Here’s How It Works

Oct 28, 2025

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4 min read

🤳🏼 TikTok Says Matcha Can Lower Iron — Here’s How It Works

Learn how matcha’s unique compounds can reduce iron absorption and what to do about it.

🍼 Creatine and Pregnancy: Has It Earned a Spot on Your Supplement Shelf?

Oct 24, 2025

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4 min read

🍼 Creatine and Pregnancy: Has It Earned a Spot on Your Supplement Shelf?

What the research really says — and doesn’t say — about creatine supplementation during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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All information provided is educational and should not be interpreted as medical advice nor replace the advice of your health provider.

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