The difference is in the detail

Navigating the supplement aisle safely.

Rebekah, MPOWDER’s  founder and head of research, staggered into the menopause supplement aisle in her local store as a woman knocked sideways by symptoms. She was desperate for something (anything) that would help. She  was also a supplement sceptic. Like many of us, she saw them as expensive sweets or placebo pills. Nothing she had tried before had worked. 

But, as a researcher searching for solutions to bring her body and mind back to health,  she could see the potential of botanicals, wholefoods, extracts, vitamins and minerals in the academic and clinical research data she was reading. The issue wasn’t a lack of highly efficacious ingredients, it was greed.

Too many supplements use low grade ingredients at dosage levels that will never work. But more worryingly:

• They ignore what we know about bioavailability. 

• They assert health benefits but include gut-disrupting caking agents and fake sugars that cause real harm.

• They formulate without an understanding of herbal as well as vitamin and mineral synergy. 

• They are teaching us to believe ‘more is more’, often including ingredients at 400%+ the recommended daily amount  as a measure of value. 

• Products targeting discreet needs often include ‘unnecessary’ ingredients purely to enable them to make bolder claims, which means we accidentally over- supplement on key vitamins and minerals.

So how can we identify the good guys? How do we evaluate whether something could actually work?  This is what MPOWDER committed to do from the very start:

1. MPOWDER publishes all clinical research relating to every ingredient in our formulations: the truth is there isn’t nearly enough investment into menopause and the brilliance of female biochemistry. BUT there is a growing body of research. And you deserve to see it and evaluate it yourself.

2. MPOWDER only works with therapeutic levels: which is a fancy way of saying they use the dosage levels that saw results in the papers they analyze (not the minimal ‘marketing dose!).

3. MPOWDER funds their own product impact studies to verify potential shown in the lab: menopause happens in the real world. MPOWDER’s data captures what happens when you don’t take their formulations every day…when life gets in the way. And although every body is different - and MPOWDER will never be right for everyone - it means you can purchase based on an understanding of the impact others have seen.

4. MPOWDER reformulates regularly based on new science coming to light: As the West wakes up to the power of Mother Nature, there has never been a better time to work with botanicals. Unlike most supplements, MPOWDER reformulates to ensure they’re taking advantage of the pace of that learning. Which means you know you’re always getting formulations based on the latest science too.

5. MPOWDER offers FREE health concierge consultations to anyone who needs: Alongside our own support for you, their UK-based menopause specialists are here to listen, evaluate and signpost you to what you may need next. They even offer a free supplement surgery - so you can talk through everything you use and discuss what is really helpful and what may be too much! 

Why not book a 1:1 conversation with our team to learn more today?