Raisa Mehzabeen Warns “Natural” Labels Can Risk Health, Despite Millions Saved by Tested Medicines
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Updated · The Daily Star · Jun 29
Raisa Mehzabeen Warns “Natural” Labels Can Risk Health, Despite Millions Saved by Tested Medicines
1 articles · Updated · The Daily Star · Jun 29
Summary
Raisa Mehzabeen says products marketed as “natural” are not automatically safe and can endanger health when consumers treat the label as proof of harmlessness.
Many plants, mushrooms and animal toxins occur in nature yet can cause serious illness or death, while untested herbal mixtures may also interfere with prescribed medicines or strain the body.
She argues safety depends on testing, dosage and quality control—not whether a product comes from nature or a laboratory—and says scientifically developed treatments save millions of lives each year.
The warning extends to the wellness industry and social media, where terms like “chemical-free,” “ancient remedy” and “pure herbal” can push people to delay proven care in favor of unverified remedies.
Mehzabeen urges consumers to ask whether a product has been tested, quality-controlled and safely used with current medicines, framing evidence rather than marketing as the basis for health decisions.