Research on what health and wellness products cost and what their makers disclose
Merriwell Research reads the prices, lab reports, warranties and terms that health and wellness companies publish, and releases the dataset behind every bulletin.
Latest bulletins
- Bulletin 05
15 of 22 canned energy drinks have zero sugar, and caffeine runs from 80 mg to 300 mg a can
We read the labels and prices of 23 canned energy drinks and 9 calm drinks on 25 September 2026. A can of energy drink costs $1.80 to $3.33, and 100 mg of caffeine costs $0.83 to $3.24 depending on the brand.
- Bulletin 04
2 of 24 supplement brands post a lab report for their product
We read the product pages, labels and policies of 24 brands selling ketone drinks, vitamin patches and C60 oil on 25 September 2026. Two post a lab report, 7 advertise testing with no document behind it, and 8 print a label that disagrees with their own page or lab report.
- Bulletin 03
4 of 21 home infrared sauna brands link a lab report behind their EMF figures
We read the product, warranty and return pages of 21 brands that sell infrared sauna cabins in the US on 25 September 2026. Ten print EMF figures with no lab report linked, 6 use the word lifetime in their warranty wording while capping coverage at a set number of years, and 4 publish no prices.
- Bulletin 02
22 of 23 peptide vendors post a purity test for BPC-157, and 3 post a sterility test
We read the BPC-157 lab reports, product pages and policies of 29 online research-peptide vendors on 25 September 2026. Of the 23 still selling, 11 post none of the three contamination tests we looked for, and 14 post at least one report that does not match what it is attached to.
- Bulletin 01
Compounded semaglutide costs $99 to $348 a month at 16 telehealth providers that post prices
We read the pricing pages of 30 US telehealth weight-loss programs on 25 September 2026. Sixteen post a month-to-month price for compounded semaglutide, with a median of $175, and 11, including Hims & Hers, Ro and WeightWatchers, list no compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide at all.