Explainers
Research notes on how the evidence works — written to be readable by anyone, and to make the rest of the site easier to navigate.
Soursop (Graviola): Cancer “Cure” or Neurotoxin?
Widely promoted in natural cancer protocols, soursop’s anticancer compound is also the nerve toxin behind an atypical form of Parkinson’s. What the human evidence actually shows — and why an unproven benefit doesn’t outweigh a serious risk.
ExplainerBeyond Timing: What Can Change How a Supplement Is Absorbed
What, when, and with what else you take a supplement can change how much reaches your blood — sometimes several times over. Why clock time is only one lever, and usually not the biggest.
ExplainerOne Sugar Apart: Why Baicalein and Baicalin Are Not Interchangeable
Baicalein and baicalin differ by a single sugar — and the body keeps converting one into the other. What actually stays different once they’re ingested, and why the starting form still matters.
ExplainerWhen a Supplement Is Secretly Two Molecules: The Story of Magnolia Bark
A bottle labeled “magnolia bark” is really two active molecules — honokiol and magnolol. How they compare side by side, and why we source them apart.
ExplainerWhat “Preclinical” Actually Means in Cancer Research
A compound can “fight cancer” in a dish, in a mouse, or in a person — three very different claims. The evidence ladder, and why the rung matters.
ExplainerWhy Cancer Results in Mice Often Fail in Humans
A compound can shrink tumors in mice and still do nothing in a person. The specific, well-understood reasons animal results don’t always translate.
ExplainerFrom Folk Remedy to Chemotherapy: Why Traditional Compounds Keep Reaching the Clinic
Yew bark, periwinkle, sweet wormwood — several of today’s chemotherapy drugs began as traditional plant remedies. Why researchers keep returning to that well.
Journal
My little corner of the site — a personal journal from a journey I never expected to be on. No templates, no evidence tiers; just what we’ve learned and the moments in between.