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The Skeptics Guide #929 - Apr 29 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Importance of Precautionary Principles

Bob Greene: The precautionary principle is the reason we have to do safety trials of drugs. He says there's another saying that ashwagandha is an adaptogen, but it doesn't help your body adapt to stress. Greene: It's a multi-billion dollar scam on the public. We don't even have any like proven drugs that help you quote adapt to stress,. That's not a thing. No, they never study if it works. You know, they just want to show how it works.

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