SubEx

Substances. Explained.

Turning research into stories.

Short, evidence-based explainers on the substances people actually take — caffeine, creatine, theanine, and more. No hype, no verdicts you can't trace back to a real study.

The problem was never a lack of research.

It's that nobody outside academia reads it. Papers are long, technical, and written to survive peer review — not to answer your actual question. SubEx exists to close that gap: real findings, actually readable.

How the boring becomes readable.

  1. 01ResearchFind the actual studies, not just what's trending.
  2. 02CurateKeep only the findings that hold up.
  3. 03WriteTranslate it into plain language, caveat included.
  4. 04DesignShape it so it's easy to actually finish.
  5. 05PublishMake sure the story actually reaches you.

Same findings. Actually readable. Quality-assured the whole way through.

The rules we don't bend.

If we can't back it, we don't say it.

See it for yourself.

Every substance we've covered, one page each — sourced findings, named caveats, and how they interact with each other. Or skip straight to what you're trying to do.

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