Category: Herbs & Supplements

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
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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
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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