# Better Baseline

> Plain answers on sleep, supplements, lab testing and new research. Each article opens with the direct answer, then shows the evidence and where it runs out.

All articles are written to answer one question each. The first paragraph of every article is the direct answer; the rest is the evidence and the caveats. Full text of every article: https://betterbaseline.com/llms-full.txt

## Articles

- [Retatrutide: what the evidence actually shows, as of September 2026](https://betterbaseline.com/retatrutide/): Retatrutide's Phase 3 TRIUMPH results, its regulatory status as of 2026, and what is still unknown about this GLP-1, GIP and glucagon triple agonist from Lilly.
- [Creatine is the one supplement that survived the evidence, and most of what is claimed for it still has not](https://betterbaseline.com/creatine-what-the-evidence-says/): Creatine monohydrate works for repeated high-intensity effort and lean mass. What 3 to 5 g a day does, what it does not, and which popular claims never held up.
- [Third-party testing and in-house testing are not the same claim](https://betterbaseline.com/third-party-vs-in-house-testing/): In-house and third-party testing produce certificates that look the same. Who ran the test, on what sample, and the four questions that decide if it counts.
- [How to read a Certificate of Analysis](https://betterbaseline.com/how-to-read-a-certificate-of-analysis/): How to read a certificate of analysis: what HPLC purity and mass spec prove, why a vial's milligram figure is often gross weight, and what to ask a supplier.
- [Research use only: what it actually means](https://betterbaseline.com/research-use-only-what-it-means/): Research use only is a regulatory category, not legal cover. What the label says about safety, dosing and manufacturing standards, and why it matters.
- [Studying without wrecking your sleep](https://betterbaseline.com/studying-without-wrecking-sleep/): Sleep is when studying turns into memory. Why an all-nighter cuts new learning by about 40%, and how to plan exam week so the hours you put in actually stick.

## About

- [About Better Baseline](https://betterbaseline.com/about/)