Category: Herbs & Supplements

Vitamin infusion

No evidence IV vitamin drips can treat infertility

There is no evidence IV vitamin drips can help treat infertility

/ May 25, 2023

Melatonin quality varies widely

A new study shows most melatonin products are inaccurately labelled.

/ April 27, 2023

Ashwagandha – An Herbal TikTok Sensation

Ashwagandha is another dubious herbal products marketing with inadequate evidence and poor logic.

/ April 26, 2023
Algae

TikTok driving chlorophyll supplement fad

#chlorophyll is latest supplement trending on TikTok.

/ April 13, 2023

Peddling Misinformation About Diet and Cancer

Selling dubious nutrition products often involve attacking, and suing, your critics.

/ March 22, 2023

CAM for the Management of Heart Failure

A new report provides a comprehensive summary of the evidence for and against CAM in patients with heart failure.

/ February 2, 2023
Fruits and vegetables, juiced.

Should You Take Vitamin D Supplements?

Recent research found that supplemental vitamin D doesn't prevent fractures or have any effect on the diseases it has been claimed to help, and blood tests for vitamin D are useless.

/ December 27, 2022

Balm of  Gilead

Balm of Gilead was mentioned in the Bible, but we don't know what was in it. It is supposed to relieve pain, but we don't know if it is effective; there are no controlled studies.

/ December 6, 2022

GOLO for Weight Loss

There are lots of testimonials from people who say they lost weight with GOLO, but its effectiveness is not supported by any scientific evidence.

/ November 29, 2022