Are your supplements fake or real?
For those who take supplements, this week’s story should be of interest. The New York Times and others have reported four of our nation’s top retailers have been selling you fake herbal supplements. A number of the herbal supplements contained NONE of the herbs listed on the label. Some of the fake ingredients are not harmful but some are. The New York Attorney General’s office is the one that discovered herbal supplements may not contain what the label claims. What stores are involved in this scandal? Target, Walmart, GNC and Walgreens What herbal supplements are affected and what fake ingredients are in the supplements? The New York Times provides a detailed list: Target – Up and Up brand St. John’s Wort – no herb but garlic, rice and some dracaena which is a tropical houseplant Gingko Biloba – none found but garlic, rice, mung Valerian Root – No root found but allium, bean, asparagus, pea family, ...