There’s nothing that gets me more excited than when herbs make their way into the headlines. Whether the research paints them in a glowing light or leans toward the “not working” side, I love digging in and sharing what the data actually says. All press is good press, right? At the very least, it means people are paying attention.
If you ever stumble across a new study or article you would like me to unpack, send it my way. I truly enjoy doing these deep dives. And while I know that negative press often gets used to fuel the old “herbs are pseudoscience” narrative, I cannot help but think there is a silver lining.
Maybe, just maybe, someone out there will look at a headline and wonder: If Harvard thought it was important enough to run clinical trials on, maybe there is something to this whole herbal medicine thing. Wishful thinking? Probably. But I will take it.
This time, the spotlight is on saw palmetto. Known botanically as Serenoa repens, this small palm native to the southeastern U…
