by JerraldHayes | Jun 14, 2017 | Fitness, Health, Medicine, Pseudoscience
How the back pain industry is taking patients for an unhealthy ride For the majority of us, it’s not a question of whether we’ll someday experience back pain; it’s a question of when. ‘Study after study after study has shown that long-term...
by JerraldHayes | May 2, 2017 | Diet, Exercise, Pseudoscience
I have never been a fan of Jillian Michaels motivational style. In fact I think it really really sucks but I really lost respect for here when she started selling Jillian Michaels diet pills that couldn’t and didn’t measure up to the claims she was making...
by JerraldHayes | Apr 4, 2017 | Health, Pseudoscience
Yvette d’Entremont is known as and writes as Scibabe on Facebook. The sickening business of wellness The term “wellness” – which seems to encompass everything from yoga to detox teas to crystals – is very hot right now. Earlier this year,...
by JerraldHayes | Mar 24, 2017 | Diet, Pseudoscience, Science
As part of my never ending war against bullshit and pseudoscience (How many people do you know who have a psychosomatic allergy to gluten?) here is a good overview look at the nonsense in the anti-gluten craze.
by JerraldHayes | Mar 11, 2017 | Food Science, Medicine, Pseudoscience
If you like the floor turmeric imparts on the food you cook use. If your reasoning is its supposed health benefits your thinking is in error. Forget what you’ve heard: Turmeric seems to have zero medicinal properties Turmeric has done the full circle: from...
by JerraldHayes | Feb 4, 2017 | Diet, Pseudoscience, Science
Meet the SciBabe scientist debunking dumb food myths | Chatelaine Every health blogger has an opinion on vaccination, GMOs and the latest food scare. Take Vani Hari, a.k.a. Food Babe, a management consultant turned popular food industry critic who’s been called...
