Features Editor
Kathryn Foster
Kathryn runs the news desk and the remedy guides at Root to Bottle. She keeps a shelf of old herbals at her desk and checks every traditional use against what the trials actually found, then writes down both.
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By Kathryn Foster
Dashboardly compared marketplace costs, no clear winner emerged
Why one bottle carries a seal and another does not
What Robb Wolf learned from colitis about salt and labels
Gwendolyn Floyd on midlife botanicals for steady mood and sleep
Researchers compared herbal oils with minoxidil, modest help emerged
How household turmeric and ginseng became traced capsules
Why Lombardi and Moran chose nightly cocoa over tinctures
Marine collagen made drinkable for daily skin rituals, with Sally Olivia Kim
Darren Litt and Adam Gillman on sweet chewables without added sugar
What record supplement growth changes for buyers of plant remedies
Brianna and Bobby Bitton and the kitchen table remedy tradition
AutyFIT revisited bakuchiol trial data, narrowing claims for sensitive skin
Jen Batchelor on plants for connection morning and night
Prestige skincare grew 9 percent in first half of 2026
Brett Ender and Harry Gray and the pot of beef powder
What Shane Heath learned from debt, kin and mushrooms
Prebiotic fiber for steady digestion, with Madeline Lauf
