Skeptophilia

There's nothing like a good parody to point up the absurdity of a claim. Of course, when what you're parodying is itself ridiculou...

I'm going to issue another plea to please please puhleeeezz  check your sources before posting stuff. This goes double for the viral m...

As you may have noted, I have a serious problem with "alternative medicine" manufacturers who put on their bottles of snake oil, ...

Why in the hell are people still listening to Gwyneth Paltrow on health-related matters? It's a rhetorical question, really.  People s...

At the risk of beating a dead horse, can I implore you to avoid whatever appears on Gwyneth Paltrow's aptly-named site Goop ? I know w...

Ah, the early morning.  All is quiet, so it's time to put on the coffee, look forward to a nice hot cup of joe.  Because there's not...

Last week, I described a new product being offered by Gwyneth Paltrow's "alternative health" (i.e. snake oil) company "Go...

Yesterday I found something so amazingly ridiculous that at first I thought it was a joke. Sadly, it is not. I told some friends about i...

Once again, famed medical professional Gwyneth Paltrow is promoting the latest be-all-and-end-all for your health, to wit: " Body Vibes...

If yesterday's post, about enhancing your diet by consuming rotten meat, was not enough, today we have:  buying expensive vitamins to co...