04/08/2026
Dandelion Tea – WARNING.
Hi friends, it’s Allie, the Naturopath here! Dr. Scott and I LOVE dandelion tea — we recommend it all the time because it supports gallbladder, colon, and detox pathways, and we never want to push products on anyone.
But here’s the reality: our soils are increasingly contaminated, and unfortunately, we cannot blindly trust even common organic brands. Independent groups like Lead Safe Mama and Mamavation have done recent lab testing, and our favorite dandelion tea came back NOT clean.
📌 Traditional Medicinals Organic Dandelion Leaf & Root Tea tested positive for lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic — all four heavy metals we definitely don’t want in our teas.
Because of that, we recommend avoiding commercial dandelion tea unless you’re growing it yourself in soil you know is clean.
Dandelion is amazing — don’t skip it — but make sure what you’re drinking is truly safe.