[Netizen]

Much appreciated, too. You/we should really look into these things first. I had read that ashwagandha was good for boosting the metabolism. Looked into it and its looks very risky to me.

[de.rm]

You don't eat the whole tree scardy cats, moderation, stick your toe in the water, get used to it.

The prejudice is amazing, it's like it's ok to make a movie White men Can't Jump, but my script Black Men Can't Swim meets all kinds of resistance.

[decimon]

Much appreciated, too. You/we should really look into these things first. I had read that ashwagandha was good for boosting the metabolism. Looked into it and its looks very risky to me.

I'm all for natural remedies and nutritional preventatives and all that stuff. But I want to see them studied for efficacy and for harmful effects.

Because I post a lot of this stuff I sometimes get asked for what I consider to be medical advice. That gives me a queasy feeling as I'm not at all qualified to give such advice. There are FReepers who are so qualified and they don't give specific medical advice at this remove.