The Collagen Peptides I’ve Repurchased for Years
Marine vs multi-collagen, and the collagen peptides I've bought over and over: an unflavored multi-collagen and a marine collagen for skin.
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The Vitamin D3 and K2 Combo I’ve Taken for Years
Vitamin D is the one supplement I’ve never stopped buying. Here’s why I pair D3 with K2, how I dose it, and the three D3+K2 bottles I actually keep buying.
Home Air Quality
Why I Stopped Burning Candles (And the 4 Beeswax Products That Brought Them Back)
One paraffin candle spikes PM2.5 to highway-level concentrations within 20 minutes of lighting. Plus formaldehyde, benzene, and phthalates. 100% pure beeswax burns clean at a hotter temperature with almost no soot. Here are the 4 beeswax products I actually burn at home.
Home Air Quality
Houseplants That Actually Clean the Air (And the NASA Study Reality Check)
The viral 1989 NASA Clean Air Study was done in a sealed 2-cubic-meter box. To replicate it in a real room you’d need hundreds of plants per square meter. Plants are not a replacement for an air purifier. Here’s what they actually do (humidity, cortisol, soil microbes) and 5 plants worth keeping anyway.
Home Air Quality
Best Air Purifiers for the Home 2026: 4 Picks That Clear Smoke, VOCs, and PM2.5
Indoor air is 3-5x worse than outdoor air. Most home purifiers cut the carbon filter to save money. Bad call, because that’s the part that handles candle byproducts, cooking VOCs, and off-gassing from furniture. Here are 4 picks with full HEPA + activated carbon, from $200 to medical grade.
