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Coming first to subscribers · The Honest Grades

12 wellness trends, graded honestly.

Creatine, collagen, red light, cold plunges, peptides and more: what the research actually supports, for women in the know. Subscribers get it first, free, with The Trove, our monthly magazine.

Established spend here Promising real signals Wait hold your money

The body holds the work. These are the tools that hold the body.

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Issue No. 05 · On Field

November 2026

The space between is not empty: the heart’s measurable field and how to breathe with it, the studies asking whether we are connected, singing bowls and sound, the planet’s heartbeat, and the stones that sing in Peru.

05The Heart Is Broadcasting
07Are We Connected?
09Bowls, Water and Bone
15The Stones That Sing

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What to watch

This week in wellness, read honestly

Updated October 11, 2026

Watch · Oct 2026WaitPeptides: the door is opening, not open

FDA advisers voted in July to recommend allowing BPC-157 and several other peptides for pharmacy compounding. As of October 11, the FDA has not acted on that vote.

Where every peptide stands → Finding · Sep 2026EstablishedCreatine after menopause

Pooled trials in 608 postmenopausal women found small but meaningful gains in lean mass and leg strength, with 5 g a day or more and resistance training (Naddafha, 2026).

The Quiet Powder → Pick · Oct 2026EstablishedCarex Day-Light Classic Plus

A 10,000-lux light box, UV-filtered. Bright light therapy for seasonal low mood is one of the better-evidenced tools in this whole category.

See it in the shop → Quote · Oct 2026“The goal was never zero sun. The goal is no burns, and enough light.”

G, editor’s letter, Issue 04 · On Light

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Trinket Trove · the shop

Shop by what you need

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01Gut & MicrobiomeColostrum, Akkermansia, a synbioticShop → 02Metabolic HealthWhat we feature, and what we never sellShop → 03Longevity & MitochondriaUrolithin A and the NAD+ questionShop → 04Protein & MuscleCreatine, the best-evidenced of them allShop → 05Vitamins & MineralsMagnesium, D3 + K2, omega-3Shop → 06Inflammation & ImmunityColostrum, graded honestlyShop → 07Brain & Nervous SystemMorning light, sunrise alarms, sleepShop → 08Beauty & HairTopical peptides, plant oils, mineral SPFShop → 09Natural RemediesCastor oil and jojoba, without the “detox”Shop → 10Functional FoodsCollagen as food, electrolytes for sauna daysShop → 11Heat, Cold & LightSaunas, plunges and red lightShop → 12Emotional & Energetic HealingPEMF, coherence, stones and booksShop →

New · the gift editGifts under $200: sauna rituals and a first red light, all in stock.

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From my own cabinet

What I use, and the grade I give it

How we grade →

Some of what I take got a Wait from my own magazine. I say so. That is the whole point.

Immunity · gutPromising

ARMRA Colostrum

It is in my cabinet. The human trials are small and mostly in athletes, so I call it Promising, not proven.

Why it’s here →

Protein & muscleEstablished

Creatine monohydrate

The best-evidenced supplement for women my age. In the trials, the gains came at 5 g a day or more, with strength training.

Read the research →

Vitamins & mineralsPromising

Magnesium glycinate

The sleep studies are small: a real signal, not yet settled. That is the honest grade.

See the options →

Vitamins & mineralsEstablished

Vitamin D3 + K2

Established if your levels are low; Wait if they are normal. Test, don’t guess.

The Daily Layer, Issue 04 →

Natural remediesPromising

Castor oil

My ritual. Cold-pressed, hexane-free, in glass. Yes to the skin and the ritual; no to the liver-detox claims, which are a Wait.

How to choose a bottle →

Metabolic healthWait

Fatty15

I take it, and the evidence isn’t there yet: early research, much of it from the company’s own scientists. An independent trial would change my grade.

Why I still list it →

Personal use, not a prescription. Nothing here is medical advice; talk to your clinician before you start anything. Disclosure.

The Library

The books on my shelf

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From our family

Drops of Wisdom

Evy Y. Parkinson · written by my niece

Small, clear truths to keep beside the bed and open at random. Evy’s second book is coming soon.

Where the shelf begins

Your Erroneous Zones

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer · 1976

My brother Tony gave me this book one Christmas, when I was thirteen or fourteen. It was the first book I ever read, and it taught me that I control my own destiny.

The practice, in writing

Becoming Supernatural

Dr. Joe Dispenza · 2017

I attended his seven-day retreat in Orlando, and it was life-changing. Read Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself first.

Gillian Parkinson F., founder of Trinket Trove and editor of The Trove

A note from the editor

I grew up in Venezuela, where the sun and the sea were simply the rhythm of life, and I have spent forty years between business and the inner work. Trinket Trove is what I would put in the homes of the women I love; The Trove is where I show you why, with the evidence graded honestly. No paid placements, every link labelled, and when the research isn’t there yet, I will tell you.

— Gillian Parkinson F. (G)Read my story →