Day 2 ICSB Hot Topic-
One of the hot topics on day two of ICSB: functional mushrooms; and more specifically, the need for proper reference […]
The ICSB is in Full Swing 🤓🫶💚🌿
ICSB is one of the few conferences that truly brings both sides of the conversation into the same room: scientists
On the way to ICSB!
On my way to the 24th Annual International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ICSB)…looking forward to a week of
Aloe Vera Common Adulterants-
Adulteration is the practice of substituting, diluting, or otherwise manipulating a botanical ingredient so that what’s sold is not what
How Do People Get These Ideas?! 😣 🌿 🤦♀️
There’s a part of Stefan that secretly wants to be an investigative journalist… In this clip taken from our conversation
The False Daisy for Good Hair 🌻 😃
The False Daisy (aka. Bhringaraj; Eclipta prostrata) is a small perennial herb in the Asteraceae family originally from the Americas
Mark Your Calendar for The Future Nutra Innovation Summit in September! ✅ 🗓️ 💚 🤸♂️
🎉 Today we’re officially announcing the Future Nutra Innovation Summit (FNIS): the natural products industry’s conference built entirely around innovation.
Fighting Adulteration, One Herb at a Time with Stefan Gafner 🧪 🌿 📊
In this new Explorer’s Way episode, I sit down with Stefan Gafner, Chief Science Officer at the American Botanical Council
The Dark Arts of Adulteration 🪄 🕶️ 🌿
In this new Explorer’s Way Episode we dive into the dark arts of adulteration. Stefan Gafner walks us through some
Discovery Spotlight: New Zombie Fungus 🧟 🍄
In 2025, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew highlighted a remarkable new fungus from Brazil that parasitizes trapdoor spiders, earning it a