When I visit health food stores I’m often shocked by the costs of supplements that contain generic ingredients. For example, consider turmeric; it’s being studied for a host of supposed health-promoting qualities against diseases like cancer, arthritis and degenerative illness.…

And why would you want to drink it? When I tell people that I’m a huge herbal tea geek, the most common reaction is “Why?” To many people, herbal tea is something to drink only when sick, if at all.…

Well hello there! Welcome to the Supplement SOS blog. This is going to be my new home on these-here internets, and I’m very excited about it! I’ve been writing about food and health from a scientific perspective for around three…