Mental Work
Anxiety, sleep, focus, burnout, the nervous system. The investigator-grade alternative to the wellness-influencer industrial complex. Every protocol cited. Every claim tested. Receipts only.
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Tinnitus 2026: What the New Evidence Actually Shows →
Bimodal stimulation (Lenire) cleared FDA in 2023. Internet CBT outperformed in-person CBT in a 2024 trial. Bone-conduction maskers got revisited. Notched music therapy faded. We map the 2024-2026 tinnitus evidence frontier — what's promising, what's already snake oil, what's still in pre-clinical.
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Tinnitus 2026: What the New Evidence Actually Shows
Bimodal stimulation (Lenire) cleared FDA in 2023. Internet CBT outperformed in-person CBT in a 2024 trial. Bone-conduction maskers got revisited. Notched music therapy faded. We map the 2024-2026 tinnitus evidence frontier — what's promising, what's already snake oil, what's still in pre-clinical.
2026-04-19 - № 02
Vagus Nerve Exercises With Actual RCT Evidence
TikTok says ear-pulling stimulates your vagus nerve. The peer-reviewed literature says: maybe, but only one specific maneuver, and the effect size is smaller than reported. We map every vagal-tone intervention with at least one RCT — humming, slow exhalation, cold-face dive reflex, transcutaneous auricular VNS — and rank them honestly.
2026-04-17 - № 03
Anxiety Natural Remedies: What Has Actual Evidence (2026)
Most ranked lists of 'natural anxiety remedies' lump CBD, lavender, and l-theanine in with magnesium and ashwagandha. The peer-reviewed evidence is uneven. We rank 18 commonly-recommended interventions by RCT support, effect size, and side-effect profile — with primary citations.
2026-04-09 - № 04
Magnesium for Sleep: Type, Dose, What 60+ Studies Show
Magnesium glycinate, threonate, citrate, oxide — the form matters more than the marketing admits. We mapped 62 magnesium-and-sleep studies across forms and doses, and found the signal is real but smaller and more form-specific than supplement labels suggest.
2026-04-05 - № 05
Ashwagandha: What 500+ Studies Actually Show
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has the densest evidence base of any adaptogen — and the dirtiest publication record. We separated the high-quality RCTs (KSM-66 / Sensoril extracts, cortisol, anxiety, sleep, T-levels) from the industry-funded noise. The signal is real, narrower than claimed, and form-dependent.
2026-04-01