I recently received a question from a concerned reader about the effectiveness of taking a nutritional supplement as a replacement for eating real, whole fruits and vegetables. It’s an important [...]
Category: Smart Science Nutritionals
Three tips for finding top-notch dietary supplements
On Tuesday, I warned you about contaminated and poor-quality dietary supplements sold at big box retailers like GNC, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens. So, today, let’s discuss a few simple rules of [...]
Here’s what big chains like GNC don’t disclose on their supplement labels
I always advise against buying supplements from retail chain stores like Walmart or GNC. They rarely contain quality ingredients in the right doses and forms—meaning they can’t deliver the [...]
Buyer beware of these trendy, overhyped supplements
The natural supplement industry invests a great deal of time, effort, and money into self-regulation. In fact, at last April’s International Conference on the Science of Botanicals, industry [...]
Researchers bury important anti-aging breakthrough
I recently came across an important anti-aging discovery about red bush, a South African plant. Actually, I found it buried at the very end of a long, technical report. So I don’t think the [...]
Setting the (Gold) Standard
Way too much of the natural products industry remains ignorant of historical and traditional uses of herbs and nutrients. Just like the mainstream. And while organizations like the American [...]