Category: Herbs & Supplements

KETO

Are “keto supplements” necessary?

A closer look at the science supporting beta hydroxybutyrate supplements

/ August 31, 2023
Traditional medicine

The World Health Organization promotes quackery yet again

The World Health Organization held the First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit this weekend. Unfortunately, its claims of being "evidence-based" aside, the conference followed the WHO's usual pattern of serving as propaganda, not science. The summit was one-sided, organized by believers with the only speakers being believers, to promote a predetermined policy goal of promoting traditional medicine and justify "integrating" it with...

/ August 21, 2023

What’s really in that sports supplement?

A new analysis of sports supplements shows that you cannot trust the label to tell you what's actually in the bottle.

/ August 3, 2023

The effects of vitamin D supplementation on major cardiac events

A large randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation generates good data to show there is likely no benefit.

/ July 6, 2023
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