Rick Liva RPh, ND The reality of this industry is that some commonly used botanical extracts and other raw materials used to make natural products have high residual levels of potentially harmful [...]

Rick Liva, RPh, ND Before I begin to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the new FDA Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), let me simply detail the problem that I think [...]

Rick Liva, RPh, ND Why write about quality assurance of natural products? My intent for these quality assurance articles is simple: I will do my best to educate healthcare practitioners about the [...]