A riveting work of investigative journalism that charts the rise of the dietary supplement craze and reveals the dangerous and sometimes deadly side of these highly popular and completely unregulated products. Over 60 percent of Americans buy and take herbal and dietary supplements for all sorts of reasons to prevent illness (vitamin C), to ease depression (St. John s wort), to aid weight loss (ephedra), to boost the memory (ginkgo biloba), and even to cure cancer (shark cartilage, bloodroot) despite the fact that few of these natural supplements have been proven to be safe or...
A riveting work of investigative journalism that charts the rise of the dietary supplement craze and reveals the dangerous and sometimes deadly ...