Anti-Aging Herbal Remedies

  I am continuing to dig into the research literature on the best that we know about anti-aging approaches as I prepare for my anti-aging class on January 22nd. My first blog discussed the science behind caloric restriction. For today’s article, I am looking into...

Transgenic Herbal Medicine: Coming Soon? Already Here?

More and more reports are appearing the scientific literature about genetic engineering of medicinal plants, though most of what makes the news is about genetically-modified food plants. In the interest of full disclosure, included below is a listing of herbs reported...

Saw Palmetto Does Not Artificially Lower PSA

© Eric Yarnell, ND, Mar 2008, updated Feb 2013 Many patients have the concern that Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) extracts might interfere with the measurement of PSA and thus block a prostate cancer diagnosis. Many double-blind trials have shown no effect of saw...