https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-read-a-supplement-label 2026-07-26T12:02:10+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-how-to-read-a-supplement-label_532cceaa-1fab-42ef-a194-315e9be14b8e.jpg?v=1785063730 How to read a supplement label: mg, batches and CoAs Magnifying glass resting on the back of a plain kraft carton on dark slate under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-quiet-hour 2026-07-26T12:02:18+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-the-quiet-hour_510154ef-37dc-411d-add8-d41f40d2dab6.jpg?v=1785063738 The quiet hour: making space in your evening A glass of water and an unlit brass table lamp on dark slate at dusk https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/where-the-plants-come-from 2026-07-26T12:02:14+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-where-the-plants-come-from_f1dbe248-e2cb-4350-96e8-dfb9204c9034.jpg?v=1785063734 Where the plants come from: Junín, Bulgaria, Brazil Dried root, seeds and a curl of bark laid out on dark slate with a green linen thread between them https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/batch-numbers-and-why-we-print-them 2026-07-26T12:02:12+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-batch-numbers-and-why-we-print-them_bb06e45b-b4de-4c17-8d1f-b957d70742b6.jpg?v=1785063732 Batch numbers, and why we print them Steel date stamp and a scrap of kraft card carrying an ink impression on dark slate https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/blister-pack-vs-bottle-supplements 2026-07-26T12:02:16+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-blister-pack-vs-bottle-supplements.jpg?v=1785063736 Blister packs vs bottles: which protects a supplement better? 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Roasted guarana seeds and a small espresso cup on dark slate under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/ashwagandha-vs-ginseng 2026-08-13T10:00:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-ashwagandha-vs-ginseng.jpg?v=1785063744 Ashwagandha vs ginseng: what is the difference? A pale forked ginseng root on the left and cut pieces of ashwagandha root on the right, divided by a green linen thread on dark slate https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/herbal-blue-review 2026-07-30T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-herbal-blue-review.jpg?v=1785063746 Herbal Blue: what the label actually tells you Brass apothecary scale weights standing beside a printed table of small figures on dark slate under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/are-herbal-supplements-regulated-uk 2026-08-11T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-are-herbal-supplements-regulated-uk.jpg?v=1785063748 Are herbal supplements regulated in the UK? A supplement carton beside a folded printed document on dark slate under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/allmaleup-botanical-blend-explained 2026-08-06T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-allmaleup-botanical-blend-explained_08e41c22-cb83-4c9f-8e45-7fd33bea92be.jpg?v=1785063751 AllMaleUp Botanical Blend: the whole label, explained An open kraft carton on dark slate with its printed ingredient panel facing up under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/tribulus-terrestris-label-guide 2026-08-20T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-tribulus-terrestris-label-guide_e1b20b95-53c9-4820-9274-e0c89456df49.jpg?v=1785063753 Tribulus terrestris: what a UK label tells you, and what it does not Dried tribulus fruit with its woody spines beside a folded printed panel on dark slate https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/third-party-tested-supplements 2026-08-25T10:00:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-third-party-tested-supplements_49b8d0b7-fad2-48aa-b6ed-79877c3683ab.jpg?v=1785063755 Third-party tested supplements: what that actually means in the UK A laboratory sample vial and a printed certificate on dark slate under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/catuaba-bark-explained 2026-08-18T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-catuaba-bark-explained_907ee7d1-b8f0-4912-bdfb-b90a7430573c.jpg?v=1785063757 Catuaba bark: which plant is actually in the pack? Curls of dried reddish-brown tree bark on dark slate with a green linen thread under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/nutrient-reference-value-explained 2026-08-27T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-nutrient-reference-value-explained_fe28d010-1489-438a-a426-4781560e5def.jpg?v=1785063760 NRV explained: what the percentage means, and why plants have none A small brass balance scale with two calibration weights on dark slate, a green linen thread alongside under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/magnesium-stearate-in-supplements 2026-09-01T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-magnesium-stearate-in-supplements_0a5a482b-b213-4555-869f-c10003ff6d41.jpg?v=1785063762 Magnesium stearate: what the filler in a tablet is for Polished steel tablet-press punches standing on dark slate beside a fine scatter of pale powder, warm light from the left https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/silicon-dioxide-in-supplements 2026-09-03T10:00:01+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-silicon-dioxide-in-supplements_449a48f4-5c48-44e4-9912-74fc431f1828.jpg?v=1785063764 Silicon dioxide and anti-caking agents: what E 551 is doing there A shallow glass laboratory dish holding fine white powder on dark slate, a steel spatula across its rim and a stoppered reagent bottle behind, green linen thread curving away under warm light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/tablet-vs-capsule 2026-09-08T10:00:02+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-tablet-vs-capsule_e965ad3d-7177-4f87-86bd-8a9e64e09f7a.jpg?v=1785063766 Tablet or capsule: what actually differs, and what does not A single pressed tablet beside an empty two-piece capsule shell pulled apart, on dark slate under warm raking light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/do-supplements-expire 2026-09-10T10:00:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-do-supplements-expire_c4317243-5b55-4252-afab-e4ccfe3212f3.jpg?v=1785063768 Do supplements expire, and what does the date actually promise? 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What the trials actually did An antique brass stopwatch on dark slate with a green linen thread under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/ashwagandha-side-effects 2026-09-17T10:00:05+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-ashwagandha-side-effects.jpg?v=1785063772 Ashwagandha side effects: what regulators have actually published A wax-sealed glass specimen jar of dried root slices on dark slate with a green linen thread https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/does-ashwagandha-work 2026-09-22T10:00:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-does-ashwagandha-work.jpg?v=1785063774 Does ashwagandha work? What the trials measured, and what they did not A brass laboratory microscope on dark slate with a plain glass slide and a green linen thread https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/maca-side-effects 2026-09-24T10:00:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-maca-side-effects.jpg?v=1785063776 Maca side effects: what the sources actually record Three dried maca roots on dark slate with a green linen thread under warm lamp light https://maleup.co.uk/blogs/journal/ashwagandha-and-alcohol 2026-09-29T10:00:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1062/6986/8363/articles/hero-ashwagandha-and-alcohol.jpg?v=1785063778 Ashwagandha and alcohol: the question nobody has actually studied Four empty glass laboratory sample vials in a wooden rack on dark slate with a green linen thread