Articles by Tyler Okonkwo
Mental Health
Self-Esteem Advice Is Usually Backwards — Here's What the Research Says Actually Works
Self-esteem advice is usually backwards — it targets the output without touching the neural...
Mental Health
Your Brain on Chronic Stress: What's Actually Happening (and What Reverses It)
Chronic stress doesn't just feel bad — it shrinks your hippocampus, inflames your arteries, and...
Supplements
GHK-Cu: The Copper Peptide That Regenerates Skin, Nerves, and Tissue
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide with remarkable regenerative effects...
Supplements
Turkesterone and Ecdysteroids: The Plant-Based Anabolics — What the Evidence Actually Shows
The supplement world declared turkesterone the natural steroid of 2021. Here's what the research...
Hormones
Shilajit: The Himalayan Resin With Surprisingly Strong Testosterone Evidence
Shilajit is a purified Himalayan resin with fulvic acid and a 2016 RCT showing ~20% testosterone...
Brain
NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine): The Supplement the FDA Tried to Ban — and Why It's Worth Understanding
NAC has been used in emergency medicine for decades and studied in 1,000+ trials. Then the FDA...
Mental Health
Rhodiola Rosea: The Adaptogen for Fatigue, Stress, and Mental Performance
Unlike ashwagandha, rhodiola trains your biology to resist stress rather than suppress it....