Foods & drinks
Waters, tonics, oils and functional drinks.
12 pages, each grading the claims by what the studies found. How we grade.
Drinking lessFunctional Non-Alcoholic Spirits: Does the Lion’s Mane Do Anything?Little Saints and other “functional” spirits add lion’s mane, reishi and damiana. What the trials show, how much a serving holds, and the real health win.Energy & fitnessHydrogen Water (Drink HRW): Does It Reduce Oxidative Stress? GradedHydrogen water is sold as an antioxidant. Pooled placebo-controlled studies found it did not lower the oxidative stress exercise causes.Gut & liverDose for Your Liver Review: What Its Clinical Trial FoundDose’s liver shot has a published double-blind trial: liver enzymes improved in healthy adults over six months. The company helped design and write it.Immunity & sinusesRoyal Jelly, Propolis and Bee Pollen Honey (Beekeeper’s Naturals)A honey infused with royal jelly, propolis and bee pollen is sold for immunity, energy and focus. We found no trial of the product or the combination.Weight & metabolismBlack Ginger (Kaempferia parviflora): Belly Fat, Fitness, LifespanBlack ginger extract cut belly fat in three placebo trials, two run by its makers. The lifespan claim rests on worms. Rasāsvāda’s drink is untested.Focus & brainAMA Focus Tonic: Amanita Muscaria, Caffeine and L-TheanineCaffeine with L-theanine gives a small, short boost to attention. The “detoxified” fly agaric in AMA has no trials, only reports of harm.Focus & brainTruBrain (“Nature’s Adderall”) and BrainZenTruBrain lists noopept, a drug with rat studies but no human focus trials, not approved in the US. BrainZen lists no ingredients we could read.Gut & liverAlkaline Water (Hallstein, pH 8.3): Is It Better for You? GradedReviews find alkaline water does little beyond possibly easing reflux, and bottled alkaline water carries almost no alkali. Purity claims are a separate test.Sleep & stressKava for Anxiety (Kavahana Kava Nectar)Kava extract eased anxiety in short placebo-controlled trials, but not in a 16-week trial in diagnosed anxiety disorder. Liver concerns remain.Heart & cholesterolHigh-Phenolic Olive Oil for Inflammation (Olea True)High-polyphenol olive oil improved oxidation markers versus ordinary oil in 26 trials; its effect on inflammation is early evidence. No study of Olea True.Immunity & sinusesInterior Wellness Drinks (Vitality + Defense, Immunity + Reset)Interior names its fresh juice blends for benefits — defense, immunity, energy. We found no study of them, and the ad lists no ingredient amounts.Focus & brainMagic Mind Review: Does the Nootropic Shot Work? Every Ingredient GradedMagic Mind’s mental performance shot, ingredient by ingredient: bacopa, ashwagandha, citicoline, L-theanine and caffeine, graded by the trials.