Alternative Natural Weekly | Pine Bark Extract

Pine Bark Extract is another herbal supplements that are commonly touted as a non-toxic miracle antioxidant compound that will treat everything from diabetes to heart disease.  Now I am not here to judge on the properties of this compound.  I personally haven’t done the studies (although thorough studies by anyone haven’t actually been performed), but I always feel that consumers should have all the answers, especially with regards to possible side effects.  Not having any effective studies that illustrate strong side effects, is not the same thing as not having side effects.  Most of the time, safety studies are even performed.

So keep this in mind as you read my article Adverse Effects of Pine Bark Extract, that natural is not synonymous with safe.  When using any herbal supplement, proceed with caution.